St. Francis and St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but St. Francis had to settle for second. They fell just short of the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders by a score of 23-20. The Red Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Marauders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Despite the loss, St. Francis still got an impressive performance from Damone Allen, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. St. Francis is 5-2 when Allen posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
St. Francis wouldn't let St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Eli Greenough, Matthew Zielinski, Allen, and Larry Hardy Iii picked up one apiece. Greenough is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played.
The critical scores for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute came from Giorgio Panepinto and George Kunz.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Francis and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Canisius at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Canisius will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute surely won't give up without a fight.
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