Sacred Heart has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Central Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Sacred Heart walked away with it. They breezed by the Bulldogs at home to the tune of 76-36 on Monday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-16.
Sacred Heart relied on the efforts of Angelina Pelayo, who scored 18 points along with three steals, and ZaKiyah Johnson, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Amirah "Tootie" Jordan was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 63-31 win over Portland Christian at home. Given Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Portland Christian is ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacred Heart has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 23-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart against Central when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as the squad secured a 85-58 victory. Does Sacred Heart have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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