After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last six matchups, Mt. St. Michael Academy finally came back down to earth on Sunday. They were beaten by the St. Francis Prep Terriers 34-7. The contest marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Marc Tulipano threw for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Jace Stephenson was his top target, picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Victor Declet rushed for 35 yards.
Rocco Petronella was nothing short of spectacular for St. Francis Prep: he picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Petronella's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Jack Leary, who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Mt. St. Michael Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for St. Francis Prep, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mt. St. Michael Academy will venture away from home to challenge Holy Cross at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Mt. St. Michael Academy is facing Holy Cross at the right time seeing as Holy Cross is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Francis Prep, they will host Cardinal Spellman at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. One thing working in St. Francis Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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