Football Preview: Palma Chieftains vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish
Palma is 4-0 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Palma Chieftains will take on the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Palma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Everett Alvarez with a sharp 42-19 win on Friday. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Eli Dukes, who rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory posted their biggest victory since September 6th on Friday. They blew past Bellarmine College Prep 35-10. Given the Fightin' Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Bells are ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
One reason for the win was Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Albert Jameson and James Elliott, who racked up four sacks between them. Elliott also made four total tackles, which is notable because Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-5 otherwise.
The win got Palma back to even at 5-5. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-6.
Palma beat Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 21-8 in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palma since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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