Southampton Academy and Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Southampton Academy Raiders will host the Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Southampton Academy played in conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They breezed by Tidewater Academy to the tune of 61-31.
Meanwhile, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five back in December of 2024. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 62-59 win from a begrudging Knights squad. While they didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's win came from a few key players Southampton Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was John Loftin, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 24 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hamner, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Southampton Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Southampton Academy beat Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 71-61 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Southampton Academy repeat their success, or does Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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