The Christ the King Royals will head out to challenge the Holy Cross Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Christ the King's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Cardinal Spellman. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Royals' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Pilots are ranked 538th).
Isaiah Smith went supernova, rushing for 182 yards and three scores on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. Christ the King also got help from Melvin Beltran, who showed off his sure hands for 83 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Holy Cross beat St. John the Baptist 32-28 on Sunday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Christ the King now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Holy Cross, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Christ the King might still be hurting after the 34-12 loss they got from Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Royals were down 28-6.
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