Bellarmine College Prep has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bellarmine College Prep suffered their closest loss yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of Archbishop Mitty by a score of 45-43. While losing is never fun, Bellarmine College Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while Archbishop Mitty is ranked 25th).
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Thursday. They suffered a tough 73-49 loss at the hands of Serra. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bellarmine College Prep has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Bellarmine College Prep beat Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 65-55 in their previous meeting on January 6th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's Fedrick Pernell, who scored 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bellarmine College Prep still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
