Sacred Heart entered their tilt with Southern on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Southern Raiders with a sharp 44-24 win. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Raiders are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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| 01/28/25 vs Southern | 44-24 |
| 01/21/25 vs Auburn | 43-36 |
| 01/10/25 vs Diller-Odell | 48-32 |
| 01/09/25 vs Rock Port | 59-39 |
| 12/21/24 vs Bishop LeBlond | 56-24 |
| 12/20/24 vs Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer | 57-27 |
Sacred Heart's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Southern, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Coincidentally, Sacred Heart and Southern will both be playing Johnson-Brock the next time they take the court. Sacred Heart will head out to face Johnson-Brock at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Southern will host them on Friday.
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