Football Recap: St. Francis Prep Terriers vs. Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers
St. Francis Prep entered their tilt with Mt. St. Michael Academy on Sunday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers on the road to the tune of 34-7. With that victory, the Terriers brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
Rocco Petronella was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Francis Prep as he picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 69 yards. Another player making a difference was Jack Leary, who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Francis Prep's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Josiah Kueviakoe was the leader with two.
St. Francis Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Mt. St. Michael Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
St. Francis Prep will welcome Cardinal Spellman at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. St. Francis Prep's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Cardinal Spellman's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mt. St. Michael Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Holy Cross at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Mt. St. Michael Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.
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