Football Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 16, 2024, 10:07am

Football Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Palma Chieftains

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Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Palma squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory had to settle for second. They fell 28-19 to the Palma Chieftains. The defeat continues a trend for the Fightin' Irish in their matchups with the Chieftains: they've now lost five in a row.

Eli Dukes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry for Palma. Dukes was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards. Lucas Milburn did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Palma, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-5.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palma, they will square off against Menlo School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.

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