After two games on the road, St. Mary is heading back home. They will welcome the Clear Creek Golddiggers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's will be strutting in after a victory while Clear Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Mary's will roll into the match 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 breezed by Justice on the road to the tune of 61-16. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-0.
Michael Trechter went supernova for St. Mary's, rushing for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Trechter didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made 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 had to suffer through a 48-18 loss at the hands of Byers. The loss was the Golddiggers' first of the season.
St. Mary's win 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 beat Clear Creek 22-13 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Does St. Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clear Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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