Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish walked away with it. They blew past the Pride 61-41. Given Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Salesian College Preparatory is ranked 62nd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Salesian College Preparatory still got an impressive performance from Ayla Rege, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Jamia Sawyer was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-11.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will head out on the road to challenge Carondelet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is coming into the game with six straight victories on the road, so Carondelet will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Salesian College Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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