Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory hasn't had much luck against Archbishop Mitty recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Valley Christian, but they still walked away with a 49-44 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fightin' Irish.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Crusaders 71-50. Given the Monarchs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Crusaders are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Mitty pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points over those games. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was taken down by Archbishop Mitty 78-33 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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