Football Recap: Sacred Heart Crusaders vs. St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints
Sacred Heart put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints 36-7 at home. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Sacred Heart had a senior duo take command as Kyron Murphy threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes and Gary Duckworth picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Duckworth's longest reception was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Britton Busby was in the mix too, providing Sacred Heart with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sacred Heart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Sacred Heart's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Sacred Heart's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on North Panola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sacred Heart's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against McAdams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Andrew's Episcopal is facing McAdams at the right time seeing as McAdams is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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