The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish pushed their score all the way to 55 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 65-55 defeat to Bellarmine College Prep. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory lost, one person who can't be blamed is Fedrick Pernell. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points. The contest was Pernell's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mykel Patton, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Bellarmine College Prep, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will square off against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Ignatius College Preparatory presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in California (St. Ignatius College Preparatory is ranked 27th, while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is ranked 247th). As for Bellarmine College Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Valley Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 894 points over their last 12 contests.
