Basketball Game Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Archbishop Riordan Crusaders

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The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. Their tough 71-49 defeat to Archbishop Riordan might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Archbishop Riordan is ranked 21st).

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Fedrick Pernell, who scored 23 points along with two steals. Jonah Goorin was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Archbishop Riordan, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will take on Bellarmine College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Archbishop Riordan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Saint Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.