The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will face off against the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
With a playoff game on the line, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Panthers 57-37. Given Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while Burlingame is ranked 456th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonah Goorin out in front who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Jack Kennedy was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two blocks.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Monterey by a score of 61-53.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for Santa Cruz, their victory bumped their record up to 23-5.
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