Basketball Game Preview: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Gators vs. Episcopal Maroon

Two dominant forwards in Josie Watts and Princess Akojenu are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Gators will welcome the Episcopal Maroon at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season.

Last Thursday, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart made easy work of National Cathedral and carried off a 49-23 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.

Watts and Carrie Helfrich were among the main playmakers for Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart as the former dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds and the latter went 5 of 12 on her way to 15 points along with five boards and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Watts a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Allison Haag, who posted three points and three steals.

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Episcopal's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 44-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Flint Hill.

Episcopal's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 6-5. As for Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart came up short against Episcopal in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 68-57. Will Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.