Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory hasn't had much luck against Junipero Serra recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish are taking a road trip to face off against the Junipero Serra Padres at 1:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-34, which was the final score in Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's tilt against Archbishop Riordan on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 65th).
Despite the loss, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory got top-tier performance from Michael Sargent, who threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Chase Jenkins was another key player, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Junipero Serra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
This is the second loss in a row for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Junipero Serra, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was dealt a bruising 61-0 defeat at the hands of Junipero Serra when the teams last played back in September of 2023. 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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