Football Recap: Saint Stephen's Episcopal Keeps Sarasota Christian's Under Pressure + How To Watch

The matchup between Saint Stephen's Episcopal and Sarasota Christian on Friday hardly resembled the 23-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Falcons took a 36-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blazers. The Falcons were not able to make up for their loss to the Blazers from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.

Even if they lost, Saint Stephen's Episcopal's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Evan Velazquez refused to say out of the backfield, picking up three sacks all by himself. Saint Stephen's Episcopal got some further help from Jed Macarthur: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made 15 total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Justin Brock had a dynamite game For Sarasota Christian., throwing for 230 yards and three TDs. Elijah George handled things on the ground, rushing for 83 yards.

Saint Stephen's Episcopal now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Sarasota Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.

Looking ahead, Saint Stephen's Episcopal will head out on the road to face off against Out-of-Door Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sarasota Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southwest Florida Christian at 7:00 p.m.