Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 1-9 against Archbishop Riordan since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory made easy work of Saint Francis and carried off a 73-48 victory. Given Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Saint Francis is ranked 492nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fedrick Pernell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Jonah Goorin was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. Everything went their way against Bellarmine College Prep as Archbishop Riordan made off with a 74-51 win. Archbishop Riordan has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Archbishop Riordan, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory might still be hurting after the 71-49 defeat they got from Archbishop Riordan in their previous meeting back in January. Can Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
