It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Sacred Heart Valkyries had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Yellowjackets as they made off with a 62-38 win. Sacred Heart has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Sacred Heart's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was ZaKiyah Johnson, who scored 13 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelina Pelayo, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
The win was the 15th in a row for Sacred Heart, bringing their record for this year to 26-7. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 31.9 points. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 23-9.
Sacred Heart will challenge DuPont Manual at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Sacred Heart's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 games. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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