The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will take on the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sacred Heart Prep had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Seaside 38-6 on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-6.
Sacred Heart Prep had a senior duo take command as Kyle Chai rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown and Greg Gamitian rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Jack Barton got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sacred Heart Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Sacred Heart Prep's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Charlie Burke, Sasha Bamdad, and Casey Parker picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory had to endure a ten-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They never let Soledad onto the board and left with a 42-0 win on Friday. Given the Fightin' Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Aztecs are ranked 724th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory relied on the efforts of Michael Sargent, who threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and Legend Williams, who gained 142 total yards and two touchdowns. Williams got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Obryan Flanigan, who picked up 153 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sacred Heart Prep strolled past Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 42-23. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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