Sacred Heart Academy is 0-10 against Cardinal O'Hara since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. The Sacred Heart Academy Sharks will head out on the road to square off against the Cardinal O'Hara Hawks at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sacred Heart Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 64-50 victory over the Gators. The win made it back-to-back wins for Sacred Heart Academy.
Sacred Heart Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anna Ratchuk, who scored 13 points along with seven steals. Another player making a difference was Brianna Bonvissuto, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cardinal O'Hara had already won 19 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points), and they went ahead and made it 20 last Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 97-54 win over St. Mary's. Cardinal O'Hara has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal O'Hara to victory, but perhaps none more so than Annabelle Day, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 3 assists. Day has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyla Hayes, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds.
Sacred Heart Academy now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Cardinal O'Hara, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sunday's contest will pit two of the most dominant forwards against one another: Bonvissuto and Hayes. Bonvissuto has been dynamite this season: she has averaged 7.7 points, 1.6 steals, and 9.2 rebounds. For her part, Hayes has averaged 19.9 points, 3.4 steals, and 10.7 rebounds.
Sacred Heart Academy was dealt a bruising 78-27 loss at the hands of Cardinal O'Hara in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hayes, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Sacred Heart Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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