The St. Francis Prep Terriers will challenge the Christ the King Royals at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. St. Francis Prep's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Christ the King's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Francis Prep will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Holy Cross on Sunday. St. Francis Prep claimed a resounding 34-7 victory over Holy Cross on the road. Given the Terriers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Knights are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Leary was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Francis Prep as he threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Leary is becoming a predictor of St. Francis Prep's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Sean Ibert helped Leary out on the ground, picking up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
St. Francis Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Mascia and John Kalogiros.
Meanwhile, Christ the King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 42-6 loss at the hands of Xaverian.
St. Francis Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Christ the King, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went St. Francis Prep's way against Christ the King when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as St. Francis Prep made off with a 34-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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