Football Preview: Morris Catholic Crusaders vs. St. Francis Prep Terriers
The Morris Catholic Crusaders will head out to challenge the St. Francis Prep Terriers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Francis Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Morris Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row dating back to last season, Morris Catholic finally turned things around against Gloucester Catholic on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams , sneaking past 17-14.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Prep was just a hair shy of victory on Saturday and fell 27-26 to Xaverian.
St. Francis Prep's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jack Leary, who threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and Rocco Petronella, who picked up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Petronella was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 68 yards.
Morris Catholic's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for St. Francis Prep, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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