Football Recap: St. Bernard's Crusaders vs. Ferndale Wildcats
The matchup between St. Bernard and Ferndale on Saturday hardly resembled the 12-0 effort from their previous meeting. The St. Bernard's Crusaders fell 39-27 to the Ferndale Wildcats. That makes it the first time this season the Crusaders have let down their home crowd.
St. Bernard's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Michael Manzi, who picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Those 41 rushing yards gave Manzi a new career-high.
St. Bernard's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for Ferndale, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
St. Bernard's will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Grace Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Grace Baptist Academy's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so St. Bernard's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Ferndale, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 32-0 victory against Hoopa Valley on the 5th.
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