St. Brendan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Northwestern Bulls 57-7. While losing is never fun, the Sabres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Bulls are ranked 16th).
Despite the loss, St. Brendan still got an impressive performance from Nathan Avael, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Avael's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Northwestern's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leon Strawder, who threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Daruis Johnson, who picked up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Brendan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Northwestern, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
St. Brendan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 24-21 victory against Gulliver Prep on the 1st. Northwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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