Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Brendan). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over the Gulliver Prep Raiders on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Sabres as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Nathan Avael had a dynamite game for St. Brendan, rushing for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Avael a new career-high in rushing yards. Nick Castro also helped out with an impressive 123 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was St. Brendan's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Charlie Becker was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up fourhimself. Those four sacks set a new season-high mark for him. Brody Perez was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
St. Brendan's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Gulliver Prep, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-6.
As of now, neither St. Brendan nor Gulliver Prep have any future games scheduled.
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