The Cardinal Hayes Cardinals will be playing at home against the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cardinal Hayes is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: St. Anthony's, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Cardinal Hayes was ranked second). Cardinal Hayes fell 42-34 to St. Anthony's on Saturday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kellenberg Memorial). They took down St. Francis Prep 35-21 last Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Firebirds as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Jack Durso had a dynamite game for Kellenberg Memorial, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 186 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Kellenberg Memorial's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Pat Darcy was the leader with two sacks.
Cardinal Hayes' defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Kellenberg Memorial, their record now sits at 3-7.
Cardinal Hayes took their win against Kellenberg Memorial when the teams last played back in October by a conclusive 27-7. Does Cardinal Hayes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kellenberg Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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