It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Peter can now relate to. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 30-13 to the Xavier Knights. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Anthony D'Acunto threw for 143 yards on ten of 21 attempts. Torrone Smart was his top target, picking up 51 receiving yards. On the ground, Benjamin Terry rushed for 79 yards on only five carries.
Peter Heaney produced another solid effort rushing for 168 yards and four touchdowns for Xavier. Heaney has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
St. Peter's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Xavier, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
St. Peter's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Xavier, they will challenge St. Joseph-by-the-Sea at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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