Holy Cross was the 20-12 winner over St. Francis Prep when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Holy Cross Knights were beaten by the St. Francis Prep Terriers 34-7 on Sunday. 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 265th, while the Terriers are ranked 110th).
Jack Leary was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Francis Prep as he threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Leary has become a key player for St. Francis Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. A healthy portion of that aerial production (111 yards to be exact) went to Rocco Petronella, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Holy Cross has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for St. Francis Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will head out to challenge St. John the Baptist at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross is facing St. John the Baptist at the right time seeing as St. John the Baptist is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Francis Prep, they will venture away from home to take on Christ the King at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. St. Francis Prep's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Christ the King's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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