Sacred Heart is 1-9 against Assumption since September of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Valkyries are taking a road trip to square off against the Rockets at 2:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Sacred Heart sitting on seven straight victories and Assumption on 14.
Sacred Heart is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: DuPont Manual, who was ranked 19th at the time (Sacred Heart was ranked ninth). The Valkyries came out on top against the Crimsons by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Assumption got the win against Christian Academy-Louisville on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Sacred Heart better keep an eye on Emily Keiran. She was instrumental in Assumption's win, getting 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Keiran has posted over her last seven matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Iris Williams, who had nine digs and two aces.
Sacred Heart's win bumped their record up to 21-17. As for Assumption, their victory bumped their record up to 35-4.
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