Kellenberg Memorial has gone 4-0 against St. Peter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds will host the St. Peter's Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Kellenberg Memorial finally turned things around against Fordham Prep on Friday. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over the Rams. The Firebirds' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Among those leading the charge was Jack Durso, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Jack Barkley handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
Meanwhile, St. Peter's put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Xaverian 21-7. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Clippers are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marco Aruta continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 151 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Williams, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown.
St. Peter's wouldn't let Xaverian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Peter's can thank Vincent Damato and Gregory Ajose-Martinez for forcing both of them. Ajose-Martinez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18.
St. Peter's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Kellenberg Memorial's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for St. Peter's, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Kellenberg Memorial didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Peter's when the teams last played back in November of 2019, but they still walked away with a 36-32 win. Will Kellenberg Memorial repeat their success, or does St. Peter's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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