Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is 2-8 against Junipero Serra 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 venture away from home to square off against the Junipero Serra Padres at 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will be strutting in after a victory while Junipero Serra will be coming in after a loss.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Archbishop Mitty 62-59. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Fightin' Irish's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Monarchs are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Junipero Serra was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 44-40 to Saint Francis.
Junipero Serra's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-7.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory suffered a grim 73-49 defeat to Junipero Serra when the teams last played back in January of 2024. 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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