St. Peter is 0-7 against Archbishop Stepinac since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The St. Peter's Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully St. Peter's focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Saturday.
St. Peter's will head out to face Archbishop Stepinac after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. St. Peter's took a 14-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monsignor Farrell. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Lions are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Archbishop Stepinac was not able to break out of their rough patch on Sunday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 30-22 to Chaminade. One positive for the Crusaders, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Richie DeMarco, who picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of John Smith, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
St. Peter's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Archbishop Stepinac, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. St. Peter's has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Archbishop Stepinac, though, as they've been averaging only 95.5. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
St. Peter's took a serious blow against Archbishop Stepinac in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 47-0. Can St. Peter's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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