Football Preview: St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings vs. Xaverian Clippers
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Xaverian Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's defense has only allowed 9.2 points per game this season, so Xaverian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea will bounce into Friday's game after beating Moore Catholic, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea came out on top against Moore Catholic by a score of 14-6 on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Xaverian). They claimed a resounding 42-6 win over Christ the King on the road. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Royals are ranked 384th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Xaverian, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Things could have been worse for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 24-7 loss to Xaverian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can St. Joseph-by-the-Sea avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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