Valley Christian is 8-1 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley Christian Warriors will be playing at home against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is hoping to do what Archbishop Riordan couldn't on Friday: put an end to Valley Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Valley Christian took down Archbishop Riordan 31-13.
The critical scores for Valley Christian came from Marcel Leggett, Colton Hider, King Wade, and Lasavion Carr.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against Archbishop Mitty by a score of 35-28 on Saturday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Fightin' Irish as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory to victory, but perhaps none more so than Legend Williams, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Williams is becoming a predictor of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Michael Sargent was another key passer, throwing for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Valley Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Valley Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 209 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 170.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Valley Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-16 win. Will Valley Christian repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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