Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 0-4 against Palma since August of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will host the Palma Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Bellarmine College Prep 35-10. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Fightin' Irish as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
One reason for the win was Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Albert Jameson and James Elliott, who racked up four sacks between them. Elliott also made four total tackles, which is notable because Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palma). They were the clear victor by a 42-19 margin over Everett Alvarez on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Eli Dukes and Roman Garcia. Dukes had a great game and rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Garcia was balling out in the loss, rushing for 192 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 21 yards and a touchdown.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Palma, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory came up short against Palma when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 21-8. Thankfully for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, Thomas Nunes (who threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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