The Xaverian Clippers will venture away from home to face off against the Holy Cross Knights at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Xaverian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 17-13 to St. Joseph-by-the-Sea.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 49-12 loss at the hands of St. John the Baptist. 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 265th, while the Cougars are ranked 96th).
Xaverian now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Holy Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Xaverian was able to grind out a solid win over Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 21-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Xaverian 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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