The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish waltzed into their game Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Lincoln by a score of 56-45. Given Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while Lincoln is ranked 735th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fedrick Pernell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points. He hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Jonah Goorin was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for Lincoln, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Serra at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2024. Lincoln will take on Moreau Catholic in a holiday battle at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at.
