It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the St. Peter's Prep Marauders can now relate to. Their tough 35-14 defeat to St. Augustine Prep on Friday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, St. Peter's Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while St. Augustine Prep is ranked ninth).
Despite the defeat, St. Peter's Prep saw an underclassman step up: Jaylin Bullock rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown.
St. Peter's Prep are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 11.7 points per game. As for St. Augustine Prep, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
St. Peter's Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Augustine Prep will take on Donovan Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Najee Calhoun and Julian Turney.
