Christ the King and Holy Cross squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Christ the King had to settle for second. They took a 14-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, the Royals couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even if they lost, Christ the King's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Roland Froehlich refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Holy Cross' side was Froehlich, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Madden Martinez looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 132 yards on 12 of 25 attempts. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.
Christ the King's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Holy Cross, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Christ the King does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holy Cross, they will challenge Xaverian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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