Sacred Heart is a perfect 5-0 against Simon Kenton since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Sacred Heart Valkyries will face off against the Simon Kenton Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 matches -- so hopefully Simon Kenton likes a good challenge.
Sacred Heart is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: George Rogers Clark, who was ranked second at the time (Sacred Heart was ranked first). Sacred Heart came out on top against George Rogers Clark by a score of 80-68 on Wednesday. The Valkyries haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
ZaKiyah Johnson
| 02/12/25 @ George Rogers Clark | 26 |
| 02/08/25 vs Highlands | 27 |
| 02/05/25 vs DuPont Manual | 21 |
| 02/03/25 vs Seneca | 24 |
| 02/01/25 vs George Rogers Clark | 18 |
| + 17 more games |
Sacred Heart relied on the efforts of Amirah 'Tootie' Jordan, who posted 28 points along with seven assists and five steals, and ZaKiyah Johnson, who shot 4-for-6 from deep and almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine boards. Johnson's evening made it 22 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Morgan Frey was another key player, going 5-for-9 to rack up 11 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Simon Kenton got the win against Holy Cross on Wednesday by a conclusive 52-31.
Simon Kenton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Sacred Heart, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Sacred Heart took their win against Simon Kenton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 69-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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