Football Preview: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Wilcox Chargers
The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will head out to take on the Wilcox Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sacred Heart Prep is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Los Gatos on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sacred Heart Prep took a blow against Los Gatos, falling 42-10. 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 380th, while the Wildcats are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Wilcox entered their tilt with Palo Alto on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Vikings on the road to the tune of 42-13. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won four contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Kai Imahara went supernova for Wilcox, rushing for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Elijah Vallejo handled things on the ground, rushing for 105 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wilcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Sacred Heart Prep and nudges their season record down to 3-4. As for Wilcox, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Sacred Heart Prep has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wilcox struggles in that department as they've been averaging 283.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sacred Heart Prep came up short against Wilcox in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. Thankfully for Sacred Heart Prep, Tyson Bonilla (who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for eight yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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