St. Francis Prep is 0-4 against Kellenberg Memorial since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The St. Francis Prep Terriers will head out on the road to challenge the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in St. Francis Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Last Sunday, St. Francis Prep took their match with ease, bagging a 35-6 win over Cardinal Spellman. The result was nothing new for the Terriers, who have now won five contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
St. Francis Prep's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jack Leary, who threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. What's more, Leary also racked up 18 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Giuseppe Gregoriano was in the mix too, providing St. Francis Prep with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Kellenberg Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 34-20 bruising from St. Anthony's. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Friars are ranked eighth).
Jack Durso put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Kellenberg Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Kellenberg Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Sarro and Durso.
St. Francis Prep's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Kellenberg Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
St. Francis Prep suffered a grim 38-18 defeat to Kellenberg Memorial when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for St. Francis Prep, Kenny Noe (who rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 104 yards on eight of 14 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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