The Sacred Heart Prep Gators entered their tilt with the King's Academy Knights with 12 consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with 13. Sacred Heart Prep walked away with a 57-49 win over King's Academy on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for Sacred Heart Prep, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for TJ O'Brien, who scored 22 points along with six assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Drew Wagner, who scored 11 points.
When it comes to explaining why King's Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Caleb Hughey. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Caedmon Dickson, who scored ten points along with five steals.
Sacred Heart Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for King's Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.
Sacred Heart Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Priory at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Sacred Heart Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups. As for King's Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Menlo School at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully King's Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
