Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 1-8 against Valley Christian since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will challenge the Valley Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.5 points per game this season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Archbishop Mitty, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory came out on top against Archbishop Mitty by a score of 35-28 on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Fightin' Irish considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Legend Williams, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Williams has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Sargent, who threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian and Archbishop Riordan met for a duel on Friday where Valley Christian came out on top. Valley Christian strolled past Archbishop Riordan with points to spare, taking the game 31-13. The victory was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on three straight.
The critical scores for Valley Christian came from Marcel Leggett, Colton Hider, King Wade, and Lasavion Carr.
Valley Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Vargas and Hider. Vargas is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory moved to 3-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Valley Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 170.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 209. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory came up short against Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 21-16. Can Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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