Sacred Heart hasn't had much luck against East Marion recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Sacred Heart Crusaders will welcome the East Marion Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sacred Heart will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Lumberton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Sacred Heart enjoyed a cozy 43-29 win over Lumberton on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Marion). They breezed by Salem to the tune of 70-10 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Sacred Heart better focus on containing Caden Mingo and Amari Sims as the pair were huge in East Marion's win. Mingo went 5 for 6 on his way to 12 points and five assists, while Sims went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. With that strong performance, Sims is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Hill, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 12 points.
East Marion was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
East Marion's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Sacred Heart, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Sacred Heart was dealt a bruising 55-15 defeat at the hands of East Marion in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Sacred Heart avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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