St. Helena waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Middletown Mustangs 9-7. The nine-point effort marked the Saints' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Sam Beck went supernova for St. Helena, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown.
St. Helena didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Russell Wilms and Dean Sommer.
St. Helena pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Middletown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Helena will host Clear Lake at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Helena is facing Clear Lake at the right time seeing as Clear Lake is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Middletown, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cloverdale at 7:00 p.m. Middletown will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Cloverdale will have lost four straight heading into Friday's matchup.
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