The St. John's Prep Eagles will challenge the Xaverian Brothers Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. John's Prep comes in on 12 and Xaverian Brothers on seven.
St. John's Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Central Catholic to the tune of 48-7. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
John Budrow went supernova, rushing for 171 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something St. John's Prep proved: they limited Central Catholic to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The Eagles didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 24.4.
Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Hawks enjoyed a cozy 36-22 win over the Golden Eagles. Xaverian Brothers' victory was all the more impressive since the Golden Eagles were averaging only 14.27 points allowed on the season.
St. John's Prep better focus on containing Will Wood and Rocco Sestito as the pair were huge in Xaverian Brothers' win. Wood threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns, while Sestito gained 137 total yards. That's the most passing yards Wood has posted since back in September of 2024.
Xaverian Brothers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jonathan Etienne and Christan McIntyre. McIntyre is also on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
St. John's Prep's record now sits at 11-0. As for Xaverian Brothers, their record is now 9-2.
St. John's Prep strolled past Xaverian Brothers when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a score of 23-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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