Sacred Heart is 8-2 against George Rogers Clark since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sacred Heart Valkyries are on the road again and plays the George Rogers Clark Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on March 14th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sacred Heart extended their postseason success on Saturday against DuPont Manual. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Crimsons 78-50 on the road. With Sacred Heart ahead 51-24 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
ZaKiyah Johnson was her usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Bender, who scored 18 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, George Rogers Clark entered their tilt with Scott with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. George Rogers Clark blew past Scott, posting a 61-33 victory at home. Given George Rogers Clark's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Scott is ranked 72nd), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacred Heart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for George Rogers Clark, they pushed their record up to 28-4 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Sacred Heart beat George Rogers Clark 61-49 in their previous matchup back in February. Will Sacred Heart repeat their success, or does George Rogers Clark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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