Sacred Heart is 10-0 against St. Paul since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sacred Heart Indians will head out on the road to square off against the St. Paul Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,450 points over their last 17 games.
Sacred Heart stacked a 24th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Austin Waldorf 76-45 on the road. That's two games straight that Sacred Heart has won by exactly 31 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacred Heart to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nic Angerstein, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 steals. Angerstein is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least six every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Steffek, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Paul pushed their score all the way to 58 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a serious blow against Sacred Heart, falling 89-58. St. Paul has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sacred Heart pushed their record up to 28-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 88.4 points per game. As for St. Paul, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-15 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart against St. Paul in their previous meeting on Monday as the squad secured a 89-58 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
