The Sacred Heart Crusaders will face off against the Resurrection Catholic Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Resurrection Catholic took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sacred Heart, who comes in off a win.
Sacred Heart is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 76-52 margin over Vancleave on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Crusaders have posted since January 26th.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Resurrection Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were outmatched by D'Iberville and fell 70-40. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Warriors are ranked 23rd).
Sacred Heart will have to contain Tyrese Ricardo as he made an impact in Resurrection Catholic's last game. He dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 boards. That was a full 75% of Resurrection Catholic's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Simeon Ballard, who had five points in addition to 13 boards and four blocks.
Resurrection Catholic now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Sacred Heart, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Sacred Heart came up short against Resurrection Catholic in their previous meeting back in February, falling 38-31. Can Sacred Heart avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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