Football Recap: St. Marys Flying Dutch vs. Moniteau Warriors
The matchup between St. Marys and Moniteau on Friday hardly resembled the 20-0 effort from their previous meeting. The St. Marys Flying Dutch simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Moniteau Warriors 60-20 at home. The Flying Dutch's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Andrew Field continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Ben Reynolds was another key player, gaining 62 total yards and three touchdowns.
St. Marys' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cody Thompson and Reynolds.
Despite the loss, Moniteau still got an impressive performance from Brendin Sankey, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Sankey a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got St. Marys back to even at 2-2. As for Moniteau, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
St. Marys will head out to face off against Brookville on Friday. St. Marys is facing Brookville at the right time seeing as Brookville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Moniteau, they will welcome DuBois on Friday. DuBois will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Moniteau surely won't give up without a fight.
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