Xavier is 1-8 against Moore Catholic since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Xavier Knights will face off against the Moore Catholic Mavericks at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Xavier will head out to face Moore Catholic after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. The contest between Xavier and Chaminade wasn't particularly close, with Xavier falling 20-6. 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 82nd, while the Flyers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Moore Catholic came up short against Archbishop Stepinac on Sunday and fell 21-14. Despite 66 more yards than the Crusaders, the Mavericks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Moore Catholic might have lost, but man, Yandel Pelaez was a machine: he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. Moore Catholic is 2-1 when Pelaez posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise.
Moore Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Xavier, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Xavier took a serious blow against Moore Catholic when the teams last played back in September, falling 36-7. Can Xavier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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