A victory for St. Mary's Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Jefferson West Tigers, falling 27-6. The Crusaders' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why St. Mary's Academy lost, don't look at Gregory Beaulieu. Despite the final result, he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Beaulieu has posted since back in September.
St. Mary's Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Simon Drew and Ben Peeters.
Jefferson West can attribute much of their success to Tucker Holthaus, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards. Holthaus also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles.
St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Jefferson West, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.
As of now, neither St. Mary's Academy nor Jefferson West have any future games scheduled.
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