Bartram Trail lost against St. Augustine back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bartram Trail Bears were outmatched by the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at home and fell 48-21. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Bartram Trail lost, don't look at Arthur Lewis IV. Despite the final result, he rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns. Lewis IV is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 109 every time he's taken the field this season. Bartram Trail also got a significant boost from Jaden Weatherly, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bartram Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Trendell Anderson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry for St. Augustine. Those 187 rushing yards gave Anderson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Locklan Hewlett, who threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt.
Bartram Trail now has a losing record at 3-4. As for St. Augustine, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bartram Trail will welcome Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buchholz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season. As for St. Augustine, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ridgeview at 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 38.9 points per game.
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