It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Sacred Heart Prep Gators can now relate to. The contest between them and the Crusaders wasn't particularly close, with the Gators falling 62-45. While losing is never fun, Sacred Heart Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Archbishop Riordan is ranked ninth).
Despite the loss, Sacred Heart Prep still got an impressive performance from TJ O'Brien, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Drew Wagner, who scored eight points.
Sacred Heart Prep's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Archbishop Riordan, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 22-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sacred Heart Prep will take on Bellarmine College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Sacred Heart Prep focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Monday. As for Archbishop Riordan, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Serra at 7:00 p.m. Archbishop Riordan has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 819 points over their last 11 contests.
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