After a string of six wins, St. Mary's Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Saint Joseph Jesters by a score of 25-22. The Belles gained 207 more yards on the day, but it was the Jesters that made the best use of them.
St. Mary's Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Riley Trosclair, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. Trosclair's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked her sixth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Ebbony WilsoN also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even though they lost, St. Mary's Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Even if they lost, St. Mary's Academy's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Elle McCrimmon.
Lexi Loya continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Saint Joseph, throwing for 220 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 48 yards. That's the most rushing yards Loya has posted since back in August. Maleah Minjarez was Loya's top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Mary's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Saint Joseph, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.
St. Mary's Academy has already played their next game, a 60-0 win against View Park on the 2nd. As for Saint Joseph, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 41-13 victory against Bishop Montgomery on the 2nd.
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