The Sacred Heart Crusaders will square off against the Lumberton Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sacred Heart has struggled recently with 15 losses in a row, while Lumberton will arrive with nine straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Sacred Heart ended up a good deal behind Salem and lost 50-31. The Crusaders were down 43-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Lumberton's defense stepped up to hand Resurrection Catholic a 12-0 shutout on Tuesday. The 12-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lumberton pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.5 points. As for Sacred Heart, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Sacred Heart suffered a grim 55-30 defeat to Lumberton in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Sacred Heart avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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