The Sacred Heart Valkyries came tearing into Saturday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Pikeville with points to spare, taking the game 68-50.
Sacred Heart was led to victory by ZaKiyah Johnson and Angelina Pelayo. Johnson scored 20 points along with five assists, while Pelayo scored 19 points along with five rebounds. Johnson hasn't dropped below 19 points for five straight games. Reagan Bender was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
Sacred Heart is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Pikeville, their loss dropped their record down to 20-5.
Sacred Heart has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Frederick Douglass at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Pikeville will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Shelby Valley at 6:00 p.m. on February 19th. Hopefully Pikeville is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Kentucky (they are ranked fourth, while Shelby Valley is ranked 87th).
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