The Holy Cross Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Xaverian Clippers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Holy Cross is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Kennedy Catholic 35-7. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Gaels are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Xaverian). They breezed by Mt. St. Michael Academy to the tune of 55-13 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Clippers, who have now won four matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Xaverian relied on the efforts of Richie Aiken, who rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Terrence Watson, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Aiken a new career-high in rushing yards.
Xaverian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Xaverian's record is now 5-6. As for Holy Cross, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Holy Cross beat Xaverian 20-13 in their previous meeting back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Cross since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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