St. Mary has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Clear Creek Golddiggers at 7:00 p.m. St. Mary's will be strutting in after a win while Clear Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Mary's will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points on September 7th, then bounced right back against Justice on Saturday. St. Mary's simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Justice 61-16 on the road. With the Pirates ahead 33-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Michael Trechter was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Mary's as he rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Trechter also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles. Another player making a difference was Konner Paulini, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
St. Mary's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lance Mathews.
Meanwhile, Clear Creek took a blow against Byers two weeks ago, falling 48-18. The loss was the Golddiggers' first of the season.
St. Mary's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Clear Creek, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
St. Mary's was able to grind out a solid win over Clear Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, winning 22-13. Will St. Mary's repeat their success, or does Clear Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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