St. Peter hasn't had much luck against Moore Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The St. Peter's Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Moore Catholic Mavericks at 12:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Peter's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 49-36 win over St. John the Baptist. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
St. Peter's had a senior duo take command as Marco Aruta rushed for 176 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry and Jeremiah Williams gained 257 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Aruta a new career-high in rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: St. Peter's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Moore Catholic won against Xaverian on Saturday with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Moore Catholic came out on top against Xavier by a score of 38-28. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by exactly ten points.
Moore Catholic found their leader in sophomore Thomas Zeh, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Those 341 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Zeh. Jayden Melendez was Zeh's top target, picking up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Peter's pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.7 points per game. As for Moore Catholic, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
St. Peter's came up short against Moore Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 32-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore Catholic's Richard Pacheco (Rj), who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Now that St. Peter's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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