It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Covenant Christian Cougars can now relate to. They took a 67-49 bruising from the Indians on Tuesday. The contest was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but Covenant Christian couldn't quite close it out.
Sacred Heart's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nic Angerstein led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 steals. Angerstein is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least six every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Andrew Steffek, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 rebounds.
Covenant Christian has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 21-17 record this season. As for Sacred Heart, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 34-6.
Covenant Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sacred Heart, they will take on O'Connell at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sacred Heart has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,768 points over their last 21 games.
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