Sacred Heart Prep is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Archbishop Riordan is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will take on the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Sacred Heart Prep will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Archbishop Riordan is ranked 11th).
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sacred Heart Prep can now relate to. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Padres on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Sacred Heart Prep in their matchups with Serra: they've now lost four in a row.
Sacred Heart Prep's loss came about despite a quality game from Drew Wagner, who scored 15 points. Wagner is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Osterloh, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bellarmine College Prep 79-32 on the road.
Sacred Heart Prep's defeat ended a eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 20-5. As for Archbishop Riordan, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Sacred Heart Prep ended up a good deal behind Archbishop Riordan in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, losing 61-44. Will Sacred Heart Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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