St. Anthony extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Gary Merrill. The St. Anthony's Friars walked away with a 42-34 win over the Cardinal Hayes Cardinals on Saturday thanks in part to Merrill, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Xavier Bala also helped out as he racked up 119 rushing yards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (119).
St. Anthony's wouldn't let Cardinal Hayes keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Anthony Kenner led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
St. Anthony's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
St. Anthony's is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Cardinal Hayes, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
St. Anthony's and Cardinal Hayes should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. St. Anthony's (ranked eighth) will meet Archbishop Stepinac (ranked 54th) at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Cardinal Hayes will square off against Kellenberg Memorial at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday up 51 places (2 vs. 53).
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