Preview: Mission Bears vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish
The Mission Bears will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 6:00 p.m. on December 15th. Mission will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1236th, while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is ranked 243rd).
Last Wednesday, Mission was the victim of a tough 73-49 defeat at the hands of The Academy - San Francisco.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory didn't have too much trouble with Terra Nova on the road on Tuesday as they won 51-33.
Fedrick Pernell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The match was his eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jonah Goorin, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Mission's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Mission came up short against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory when the teams last played back in December of 2019, falling 75-71. Can Mission avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
