Football Recap: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Wilcox Chargers
Sacred Heart Prep lost against Wilcox back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sacred Heart Prep Gators were dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of the Wilcox Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Chargers are ranked 121st).
Sacred Heart Prep's loss came despite strong showings from Maxime Morelle and Kyle Chai. Morelle rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, while Chai rushed for 40 yards. That's the most rushing yards Chai has posted since back in August.
It was another big night for Kai Imahara, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown for Wilcox. Imahara really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Sacred Heart Prep is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. As for Wilcox, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Sacred Heart Prep will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Menlo-Atherton at 2:00 p.m. Menlo-Atherton's defense has only allowed 12.1 points per game this season, so Sacred Heart Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Wilcox, they will head out to challenge Los Gatos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilcox is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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