Two dominant signal callers in Basil Baldwin and Beck Sherwood are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Founders Classical Academy Archers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Stephen's Episcopal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Last Friday, St. Stephen's Episcopal was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 32-28 to San Antonio Patriots HomeSchool. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Stephen's Episcopal's loss came about despite a quality game from Baldwin, who threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Founders Classical Academy came tearing into last Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Hawks to the tune of 56-6. Considering the Archers have won six matchups by more than 42 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Sherwood, who threw for 186 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Founders Classical Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.3 points per game. As for St. Stephen's Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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