If Xavier was feeling good off their 28-7 takedown of Xaverian last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Xavier Knights were outmatched by the Moore Catholic Mavericks on the road and fell 36-7. The Knights have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as their match on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Peter Heaney threw for 74 yards on seven of 18 attempts.
Jackson Lent was his top target, picking up 49 receiving yards. On the ground,
Elijah Stewart rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
The critical scores for Moore Catholic came from Gerald Green, Michael Libretta, and Billy Cosidente III.
Xavier's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Moore Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Xavier will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on St. Joseph-by-the-Sea at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Moore Catholic, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome St. Peter's Prep at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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