Saint Francis has gone 10-0 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Saint Francis Lancers will welcome the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Saint Francis' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
If Saint Francis beats Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory with 27 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Saint Francis enjoyed a cozy 27-13 victory over St. Ignatius College Preparatory on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kingston Keanaaina and Jarious Hogan. Keanaaina had a great game and rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hogan did his best for the losing side, rushing for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Saint Francis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. The match between them and Valley Christian wasn't particularly close, with Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory falling 21-7. Despite 94 more yards than the Warriors, the Fightin' Irish couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw an underclassman step up: Zion Secrease picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 90 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Secrease.
Saint Francis' win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Saint Francis took their victory against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 44-22. Does Saint Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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