St. Peter put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down the Xaverian Clippers 21-7. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Eagles were the (much) better team in the second half.
Marco Aruta was his usual excellent self, 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. Jeremiah Williams also helped out as he racked up 104 rushing yards.
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 contests.
St. Peter's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Xaverian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Peter's is on the road again on Saturday to play Kellenberg Memorial at 1:00 p.m. St. Peter's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so Kellenberg Memorial's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Xaverian, they are taking a road trip to take on Cardinal Spellman at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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