Two dominant signal callers in Michael Trechter and Caston Cox are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Mary's Pirates will challenge the Simla Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.5 points per game this season.
St. Mary's took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 24-20 win over Calhan.
Trechter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards.
Meanwhile, Simla faced Byers in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Simla lost 36-16 to Byers. The contest marked the Cubs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
St. Mary's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Simla, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
St. Mary's took a serious blow against Simla in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 48-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cox, who threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing. Now that St. Mary's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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