It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cardinal Hayes can now relate to. They took a 40-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Anthony's Friars on Friday. The Cardinals' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it eight in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Anthony's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anthony Diieso, who threw for 178 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 44 yards. Diieso's passing game has become a key predictor of the Friars' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-4 otherwise. A healthy portion of Diieso's aerial production (153 yards to be exact) went to Rory Mcdermott.
Cardinal Hayes' loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for St. Anthony's, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-4.
Looking ahead, Cardinal Hayes will challenge Iona Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Anthony's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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