Exclude featured posts in specific summary blocks

Site URL: https://flatworm-antelope-6szr.squarespace.com/christchurch

My blog has multiple categories so I have set up seperate pages to showcase each category using summary blocks.

So page 1 has a summary block above showing FEATURED blog posts in CATEGORY 1. Then below it, I have another summary block with 30 items from the same CATEGORY 1. I want to remove the featured posts in that second block.
Is there a code to EXCLUDE featured articles while keeping the blog posts in the same category?

Ideally I want the featured articles to be my top posts, not just the most recent. 

On 6/30/2022 at 7:40 AM, melaniejaane said:

Site URL: https://flatworm-antelope-6szr.squarespace.com/christchurch

My blog has multiple categories so I have set up seperate pages to showcase each category using summary blocks.

So page 1 has a summary block above showing FEATURED blog posts in CATEGORY 1. Then below it, I have another summary block with 30 items from the same CATEGORY 1. I want to remove the featured posts in that second block.
Is there a code to EXCLUDE featured articles while keeping the blog posts in the same category?

Ideally I want the featured articles to be my top posts, not just the most recent. 

Have you tried using the filter item in summary block?

It allows you to select which tag/category you want to display