The Christ the King Royals will venture away from home to square off against the Xavier Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Christ the King will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Christ the King will head out to face Xavier after giving up their first home loss of the season on Sunday. Christ the King was outmatched by St. Francis Prep at home and fell 42-12. The Royals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-6.
Meanwhile, Xavier lost to St. Anthony's on the road by a 42-26 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Friars are ranked eighth).
Christ the King's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Xavier, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Christ the King and Xavier were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in November of 2016, but Christ the King came up empty-handed after a 28-27 loss. Can Christ the King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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