The Palo Alto Vikings will head out to face off against the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Palo Alto comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Palo Alto is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Menlo-Atherton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Vikings were outmatched by the Bears and fell 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 677th, while the Bears are ranked 311th).
Although Palo Alto took the loss, they still got scores from Justin Fung and Kaleb Osotonu.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Prep lost to Wilcox at home by a 35-17 margin on Saturday. The Gators haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Palo Alto's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Palo Alto beat Sacred Heart Prep 14-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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