The St. Francis Red Raiders won the last time they faced the Canisius Crusaders, and things went their way on Saturday too. St. Francis strolled past Canisius with points to spare, taking the game 41-24.
Terrence Pendergrass was on fire: he rushed for 252 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Pendergrass is on a roll when it comes to rushing yards, as he's now rushed for 100 or more in the last four games he's played.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Canisius, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
St. Francis will be playing in front of their home fans against McDowell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McDowell is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games. Canisius will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Erie at 7:00 p.m. on October 27th. Erie will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 190th in Pennsylvania, while Canisius is ranked 29th in New York).
