The Cardinal Spellman The Pilots will challenge the Xaverian Clippers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cardinal Spellman will be strutting in after a win while Xaverian will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row dating back to last season, Cardinal Spellman finally turned things around against Christ the King on Saturday. They walked away with a 32-22 victory over the Royals. The high-scoring effort was just what the The Pilots needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Xaverian's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 21-7 bruising from St. Peter's. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Eagles are ranked 37th).
Cardinal Spellman's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Xaverian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Cardinal Spellman might still be hurting after the 28-6 defeat they got from Xaverian when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cardinal Spellman was down 21-0.
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