Recap: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Burlingame Panthers
The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish extended their postseason success on Thursday against the Burlingame Panthers. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 57-37 win. Given Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while Burlingame is ranked 474th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonah Goorin out in front who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Jack Kennedy was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two blocks.
Despite the loss, Burlingame still got an impressive performance from Alain Kazarian, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Kazarian is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Atkinson, who scored six points.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for Burlingame, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will square off against Santa Cruz at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Santa Cruz will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory surely won't give up without a fight. Burlingame does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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