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| 08/22/25 - Away | 46-14 W |
| 09/10/21 - Home | 56-7 W |
| 11/16/18 - Neutral | 13-57 L |
Xavier Prep had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past the Linfield Christian Lions 46-14 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 23-0.
Xavier Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kingston Pellum, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 60 yards and one TD. Those 87 rushing yards gave Pellum a new career-high. Anthony Creek-Pellum also helped with two scores in total.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Xavier Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Xavier Prep's defense and their seven sacks. Jovan Taylor led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself.
Xavier Prep didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 31-0 win against Desert Hot Springs on the 29th. As for Linfield Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 24-22 defeat against Jackson Hole on the 28th.
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