Football Preview: St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans vs. Saint Mary's Hall Barons
The St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans will face off against the Saint Mary's Hall Barons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Stephen's Episcopal will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Austin Royals HomeSchool on the road and fell 93-48. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (41), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
St. Stephen's Episcopal might have lost, but man, Basil Baldwin was a machine: he threw for 409 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per attempt. Baldwin is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. James Kim helped Baldwin out on the ground, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Stephen's Episcopal wouldn't let Austin Royals HomeSchool keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Charlie Navarre was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's Hall was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past San Marcos Academy 66-21 at home. The result was nothing new for the Barons, who have now won three contests by 45 points or more so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Stephen's Episcopal and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Saint Mary's Hall, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
St. Stephen's Episcopal was able to grind out a solid win over Saint Mary's Hall in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, winning 34-24. Will St. Stephen's Episcopal repeat their success, or does Saint Mary's Hall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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