Sacred Heart Prep and Bellarmine College Prep are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will be playing at home against the Bellarmine College Prep Bells at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sacred Heart Prep can now relate to. They lost to the Crusaders at home by a decisive 62-45 margin on Monday. While losing is never fun, Sacred Heart Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Archbishop Riordan is ranked ninth).
TJ O'Brien put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Drew Wagner, who scored eight points.
While Bellarmine College Prep couldn't quite beat Serra on Monday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 47-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Bellarmine College Prep fell just short of Serra by a score of 53-50. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bellarmine College Prep in their matchups with Serra: they've now lost four in a row.
Sacred Heart Prep's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Bellarmine College Prep, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-16 record this season.
Sacred Heart Prep skirted past Bellarmine College Prep 60-58 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Sacred Heart Prep repeat their success, or does Bellarmine College Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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