Football Recap: St. Anne-Pacelli Beats Columbus for Their Fourth Straight Victory

By Team Reports Nov 7, 2024, 11:40am

Football Recap: St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings vs. Columbus Blue Devils

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It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but St. Anne-Pacelli ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They secured a 19-13 W over the Columbus Blue Devils. The victory was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on four straight.

When it comes to explaining why Columbus lost, don't look at Serenity Hickman. Despite the final result, she threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Hickman has posted since back in November of 2023.

St. Anne-Pacelli has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.7 points per game. As for Columbus, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-5.

St. Anne-Pacelli didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 25-0 win against Brookstone on the 6th. As for Columbus, they will face off against Hardaway at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.

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