Methodist Children's Home is 3-0 against St. Mary since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs will head out to take on St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Methodist Children's Home took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Waco Christian, posting a 72-16 victory at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Dallas Academy 55-6 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Mary's.
It was another big night for Ty Zimmerhanzel, who rushed for 142 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries. Zimmerhanzel is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 128 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ridge Lossen, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 328 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Methodist Children's Home moved to 1-5 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak. As for St. Mary's, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Methodist Children's Home against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 68-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Methodist Children's Home since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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