It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Mary's Prep had no problem doing just that on Saturday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 28-27 victory over the Groves Falcons. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Eaglets were the better team in the second half.
Bryson Williams was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrin Jones Jr., who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
St. Mary's Prep is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.3 points per game. As for Groves, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-1.
St. Mary's Prep will challenge Byron Center at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Byron Center sitting on nine straight wins and St. Mary's Prep on six. Groves does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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