After flying high against Justice last Friday, St. Mary came back down to earth. The Pirates fell just short of the Clear Creek Golddiggers by a score of 46-43 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Pirates still had to take the loss.

Jackson Beam
| 09/05/25 vs Akron | 152 |
| 09/19/25 vs Justice | 119 |
| 09/25/25 @ Clear Creek | 103 |
| 08/30/25 @ Gilpin County | 90 |
Despite the loss, St. Mary's still got an impressive performance from Michael Trechter, who rushed for 85 yards and two TDs, and also threw for 223 yards and a pair of touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (103 yards to be exact) went to Jackson Beam, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
It was another big night for Jacob Young, who threw for 406 yards and four TDs while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 65 yards on only seven carries for Clear Creek. Those 65 rushing yards gave Young a new career-high. Donovan Miller also helped out as he racked up 172 receiving yards.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Clear Creek, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
St. Mary's and Clear Creek will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Pirates will take on rival Elbert at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. Meanwhile, Clear Creek is set to challenge their familiar foe Gilpin County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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