Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Archbishop Riordan are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory came up short against Wilcox two weeks ago, falling 39-14. The loss was the Fightin' Irish's first of the season.
Although Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Sargent and Jasaun Mabrey.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan ended up a good deal behind Pittsburg two weeks ago and lost 56-42. The Crusaders gained 142 more yards on the day, but it was the Pirates that made the best use of them.
Archbishop Riordan might have lost, but man, Jeremiah Jones was a machine: he rushed for 309 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Michael Mitchell Jr., who threw for 217 yards and four touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory fell to 2-1. As for Archbishop Riordan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 193 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan has preferred to attack from the air: they average 299 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a serious blow against Archbishop Riordan in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 49-19. 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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