On Friday, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Justin-Siena. While losing is never fun, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Justin-Siena is ranked 130th).
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Fedrick Pernell, who scored 11 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals. The matchup was Pernell's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Jonah Goorin was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with 9 rebounds.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Justin-Siena, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Saint Mary's at 3:30 p.m. on December 9th. Justin-Siena won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against De La Salle at 5:00 p.m. on December 9th.
