Moore Catholic lost against Archbishop Stepinac back in September of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Sunday. The Moore Catholic Mavericks fell 21-14 to the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders. The Mavericks have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Moore Catholic still got an impressive performance from Yandel Pelaez, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. Pelaez is becoming a predictor of Moore Catholic's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
The critical scores for Archbishop Stepinac came from Jesse Osbourne, Richie DeMarco, and Ian Thomas. Troy Baker Jr. was another key back, rushing for 101 yards on only eight carries.
Moore Catholic now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Archbishop Stepinac, the win snapped their losing streak at ten games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-9 record.
Moore Catholic will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Xavier at 1:00 p.m. Xavier is coming into the game with three straight losses on the road, meaning Moore Catholic will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they will head out to challenge St. Anthony's at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony's will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Archbishop Stepinac surely won't give up without a fight.
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