It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact John Carroll can now relate to. They took a 27-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Paul's Crusaders on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
Anthony J Modeste threw for 90 yards on 12 of 21 attempts. James Westervelt was his top target, picking up 51 receiving yards. On the ground, Carson Shoffner rushed for 113 yards.
A big part of St. Paul's victory came down to the chemistry between Andrew Cooper and his top target Lamar West. Cooper picked up 69 receiving yards and one score while West gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave West a new career-high in receiving yards (35).
John Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for St. Paul's, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
John Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Paul's, they will face off against Pallotti at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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