Basketball Game Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Albany Cougars

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The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They managed a 55-50 victory over Albany. That's another feather in the cap for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory had a senior duo take command as Zemaury Erfe scored 16 points and Fedrick Pernell scored 17 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Pernell has scored at least 25% of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's points. Mykel Patton was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 5 rebounds.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Albany, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is on the road again on Tuesday and play against University at 7:00 p.m. on December 5th. University knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory likes a good challenge. As for Albany, they will head out on the road to face off against Bethel at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.