Xavier hasn't had much luck against Moore Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Xavier Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Moore Catholic Mavericks at 1:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Knights fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. Everything went their way against Xaverian on Friday as Xavier made off with a 28-7 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Knights just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Moore Catholic gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They snuck past Curtis with a 25-21 win.
Moore Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Richard Pacheco (Rj) out in front who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Pacheco (Rj) also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Moore Catholic's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Glenn Sheppard and his two. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Xavier was dealt a bruising 28-0 defeat at the hands of Moore Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pacheco (Rj), who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Xavier knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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