On Thursday, Notre Dame Academy faced Sacred Heart in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Notre Dame Academy Pandas lost to the Sacred Heart Valkyries on the road by a 74-59 margin. The Pandas haven't had much luck with the Valkyries recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Leading Sacred Heart to victory were ZaKiyah Johnson and Amirah 'Tootie' Jordan. Johnson dropped a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Jordan went 7-for-12 en route to 20 points and five steals. Johnson's evening made it 26 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Bri Wilkins was another key player, putting up ten points.
Notre Dame Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Sacred Heart, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Notre Dame Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sacred Heart, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Frederick Douglass at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sacred Heart's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 21 contests.
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