Xaverian lost against Long Island Lutheran back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Xaverian Clippers came up short against the Long Island Lutheran Crusaders, falling 46-20. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Crusaders are ranked 28th).
Peyton Robinson went supernova for Long Island Lutheran, throwing for 332 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 60 yards on only seven carries. 138 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jacob Butler, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Xaverian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Long Island Lutheran, their record is now 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Xaverian will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Cardinal Spellman at 1:30 p.m. on September 28th. As for Long Island Lutheran, they will square off against Port Chester at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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