The Cardinal Spellman The Pilots will square off against the Xaverian Clippers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Xaverian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Spellman, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row dating back to last season, Cardinal Spellman finally turned things around against Christ the King on Saturday. They came out on top against the Royals by a score of 32-22. The high-scoring effort was just what the The Pilots needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Xaverian was not quite St. Peter's equal in the second half on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 21-7 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Eagles are ranked 37th).
Cardinal Spellman's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Xaverian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Cardinal Spellman suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Xaverian when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cardinal Spellman was down 21-0.
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