After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Christ the King is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the St. Francis Prep Terriers at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Christ the King is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Xaverian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Christ the King was beaten by Xaverian 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Clippers are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last match, St. Francis Prep made sure to put some points up on the board against Holy Cross on Sunday. St. Francis Prep simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Holy Cross 34-7 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Jack Leary had a dynamite game for St. Francis Prep, throwing for 228 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Leary is becoming a predictor of St. Francis Prep's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Sean Ibert helped Leary out on the ground, picking up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
St. Francis Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Mascia and John Kalogiros.
Christ the King's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Francis Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Christ the King might still be hurting after the 34-8 defeat they got from St. Francis Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Christ the King have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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