The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will take on the Carmel Padres at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Friday, Sacred Heart Prep lost to Menlo School on the road by a 21-6 margin. 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 349th, while the Knights are ranked 147th).
Sacred Heart Prep's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Teddy Watson and Nathan Fox, who each picked up one interception apiece.
Meanwhile, Carmel was not the first on the board on Saturday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 34-24 win over Pacific Grove.
Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.2 points over those games. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-5.
Sacred Heart Prep took their win against Carmel in their previous matchup back in November of 2016 by a conclusive 46-26 score. Do the Gators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Padres turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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