BY ADAM COULTER
Salina Post Contributor
Only once this season has Sacred Heart been swept in a boys and girls doubleheader.
It happened at Beloit on January 23rd. On Tuesday night the Knights will have the opportunity to avenge those losses as the Trojans travel to Salina.
Girl's game: Sacred Heart (11-6, 3-4) vs. Beloit (13-4, 7-1)
In the first meeting between the Knights and Trojans, both teams were well below their scoring averages as the teams combined for just 31 first half points.
Despite being on the road against a tough Beloit team, Sacred Heart led by a single possession after the first quarter and at halftime.
The tempo picked up in the third quarter as Beloit opened with a 10-0 run that Sacred Heart answered with a 7-0 of its own.
A second 10-0 run by Beloit turned out to be the difference in the game as the Trojans outscored the Knights 16-7 in the final eight minutes to claim a 42-31 victory.
The Knights will need to keep their eyes on Addison Budke and Cassandra Thompson who scored 16 and 10 points respectively in the first meeting between the teams.
Adelyn Lee scored 14 for the Knights who should have more offense this time around. Katie Weiss, Skylar Douglas, and Avery Eshleman have each improved on their scoring averages since the road game at Beloit.
Tip-off for the girl’s game is set for 6:00 pm from Salina.
Boy's game: 2A #10 Sacred Heart (15-2, 5-2) vs. 3A #1 Beloit (16-1, 8-0)
Sacred Heart will have to contain Beloit's Bryce Beisner to put themselves in a good place for a win Tuesday night.
After a close game throughout, Sacred Heart pulled away and held a 51-39 with only 2:22 left in regulation in the contest at Beloit. Beisner willed Beloit back with his career-high 34 points to force overtime.
Beisner was 15-16 from the free throw line with all but two of those 15 points coming in the fourth quarter and overtime.
In the 88-77 double-overtime loss, Sacred Heart had four double-figure scorers as Max Ehrlich scored 18, Michael Matteucci added 15, Will Tuttle had 14, and Evan Bogart chipped in 11 points.
Tip-off for the boy’s game is set for 7:30 pm from Salina.
Broadcast Information
- Live Stream: Salina Post
- Pregame: 5:45 PM