The Xaverian Clippers will take on the Christ the King Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Xaverian will be strutting in after a victory while Christ the King will be coming in after a defeat.
Xaverian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cardinal Spellman 34-6 on the road on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Clippers considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Christ the King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of Mt. St. Michael Academy. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 123rd).
Xaverian's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Christ the King, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Xaverian came up short against Christ the King in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, falling 13-8. Can Xaverian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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