Football Recap: St. Edward's Pirates vs. Orangewood Christian Rams
St. Edward's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 37-23 victory over the Orangewood Christian Rams. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their seven-point performance the match before.
St. Edward's had a senior duo take command as Nicky Colontrelle picked up 231 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Nate Sparkman threw for 383 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes. With that strong performance, Colontrelle is now averaging an impressive 126.5 receiving yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Edward's was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 464 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Orangewood Christian only gained 195.
When it comes to explaining why Orangewood Christian lost, don't look at Tre Roach. Despite the final result, he rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown.
The win got St. Edward's back to even at 1-1. As for Orangewood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
St. Edward's will take on Space Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Orangewood Christian, they will be playing at home against Weeki Wachee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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