The Sacred Heart Prep Gators's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ogden Tigers at 10:30 a.m. on December 27th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Sacred Heart Prep escaped with a win against Saint Francis by the margin of a single free throw, 70-69.
Sacred Heart Prep had a senior duo take command as TJ O'Brien scored 23 points and JP Kerrigan scored 19 points along with five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which O'Brien has scored at least 25% of Sacred Heart Prep's points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Hogan, who scored ten points.
Ogden has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 79-62 fall against Bonneville on Wednesday. Ogden has struggled against Bonneville recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite their defeat, Ogden saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Stockton Marriott, who scored 15 points, was perhaps the best of all. The match was Marriott's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Teegan Porter was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Sacred Heart Prep's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Ogden, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.