The Holy Cross Indians will head out to challenge the Sacred Heart Valkyries at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Holy Cross is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Simon Kenton, who was ranked fifth at the time (Holy Cross was ranked 12th). Holy Cross lost 52-31 to Simon Kenton on Wednesday. The matchup marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Simon Kenton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 75-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers.
Holy Cross will have to contain ZaKiyah Johnson as she made an impact in Sacred Heart's last game. She dropped a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. The game was Johnson's 23rd in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Morgan Frey, who made all 6 shots she took to post 15 points and three steals.
Sacred Heart's defeat dropped their record down to 22-3. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 23-5.
Holy Cross came up short against Sacred Heart in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, falling 49-40. Thankfully for Holy Cross, Grace Berger (who posted 19 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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