After flying high against Linden-Kildare last Friday, Celeste came back down to earth. The Celeste Blue Devils fell just short of the Detroit Eagles by a score of 24-22 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Devils of the 17-14 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2015.
Despite the loss, Celeste still got an impressive performance from Brock Stewart, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 112 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Stewart a new career-high in rushing yards.
Celeste dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Detroit, the win snapped their winning streak at 13 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record.
Celeste will venture away from home to take on Clarksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Detroit, they will host Cumby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cumby will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Detroit surely won't give up without a fight.
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