The St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Gloria Deo Academy Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Stephen's Episcopal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
St. Stephen's Episcopal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-24 win over Founders Classical Academy.
Basil Baldwin was his usual excellent self, throwing for 329 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Jones, who gained 77 total yards and a touchdown.
St. Stephen's Episcopal didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Luke Mabley, Briggs Davenport, and Sebastian Creixell picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Gloria Deo Academy came tearing into two weeks ago's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lions , sneaking past 2-0. Given Gloria Deo Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Sunnybrook Christian is ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gloria Deo Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for St. Stephen's Episcopal, their record is now 4-5.
St. Stephen's Episcopal was dealt a bruising 54-6 loss at the hands of Gloria Deo Academy in their previous meeting back in October. Can St. Stephen's Episcopal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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