Football Recap: St. Mary's Rams vs. Edison Vikings
St. Mary entered their tilt with Edison on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Edison Vikings by a score of 35-23. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Vikings are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of St. Mary's win came down to the chemistry between Anthony Moses Alexander and his top target Kenneth Moore Iii. Alexander rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while Moore Iii gained 190 total yards and a touchdown. Moore Iii got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 77 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Edison still got an impressive performance from Amarion Mckenzie, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Zo Ward, who gained 72 total yards and a touchdown.
St. Mary's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Edison, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
St. Mary's will challenge Tracy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's is facing Tracy at the right time seeing as Tracy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Edison, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Kimball at 7:00 p.m. Kimball is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season.
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