Crystal Springs Uplands is 0-10 against Sacred Heart Prep since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons will be playing at home against the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 4:00 p.m. Crystal Springs Uplands will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 967th, while Sacred Heart Prep is ranked 89th).
Last Friday, things could have been worse for Crystal Springs Uplands, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-43 loss to Priory. Crystal Springs Uplands was down 47-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Crystal Springs Uplands' loss came about despite a quality game from Vishal Garimella, who scored ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Diaz, who scored five points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Prep came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against King's Academy by a score of 60-52.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacred Heart Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than JP Kerrigan, who scored 18 points. TJ O'Brien was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Crystal Springs Uplands has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Crystal Springs Uplands was taken down by Sacred Heart Prep 62-34 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Crystal Springs Uplands, Sam Norris (who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
