St. Albans hadn't done well against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The St. Albans Bulldogs walked away with a 28-21 win over the St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 42nd in District of Columbia, while the Saints are ranked 193rd in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Will Martin was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Those 175 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zahir Cobb, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Albans' defense and their 5.5 sacks. Rezin Wiegmann was especially locked on to St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' QB and sacked him three times. Wiegmann also sacked three sacks, which is notable because St. Albans is undefeated when he posts at least one sack, but 2-3 otherwise.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was James London, who picked up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown. London showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 55 yards.
St. Albans' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-3. As for St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
St. Albans will face off against Landon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Albans is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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