St. Michael the Archangel waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-15 win over the University Academy Charter Gryphons. The Guardians have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Gryphons, too.
Leading St. Michael the Archangel to victory were Luis Tellado and Gage Burgess. Tellado rushed for 145 yards, while Burgess rushed for 61 yards. The dominant performance gave Tellado a new career-high in rushing yards. Maximus Thomas did his part by putting the 'special' in special teams, booting in three field goals.
St. Michael the Archangel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed nine in total. All came courtesy of Thomas: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points.
St. Michael the Archangel now has a winning record of 4-3.
St. Michael the Archangel will welcome Hogan Prep Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for University Academy Charter, they will head out on the road to challenge Van Horn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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