The St. Mary's Pirates will take on the Elbert Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, St. Mary's didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Clear Creek, but they still walked away with a 34-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Michael Trechter was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass. Jackson Beam was Trechter's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Elbert got themselves on the board against Front Range Christian last Friday, but Front Range Christian never followed suit. They breezed by the Falcons at home to the tune of 56-0.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elbert was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Elbert, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Mary's was taken down by Elbert 68-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can St. Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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