Sacred Heart of Jesus has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Fayette Academy Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sacred Heart of Jesus has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 550 points over their last eight games.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Sacred Heart of Jesus ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 71-70 photo finish over Trinity Christian Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Fayette Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season two weeks ago. They took a serious blow against University School of Jackson, falling 68-32. While losing is never fun, Fayette Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while University School of Jackson is ranked 92nd).
Despite the defeat, Fayette Academy had strong showings from Harris Armour, who scored 12 points, and Miles Dawkins, who scored seven points.
Fayette Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Sacred Heart of Jesus now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Fayette Academy, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-10.
Sacred Heart of Jesus took their victory against Fayette Academy in their previous matchup on January 9th by a conclusive 85-60. With Sacred Heart of Jesus ahead 46-25 at the half, the game was all but over already.
