St. Mary had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-6 to make it four. They were beaten by the Byers Bulldogs 56-14. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
St. Mary's loss came despite strong showings from Jackson Beam and Michael Trechter. Beam picked up 180 receiving yards and one score, while Trechter rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown on only ten carries. Trechter's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
As for Byers, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 32 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Byers to victory, but perhaps none more so than James Maes, who threw for 165 yards and six TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes. Those six passing touchdowns gave Maes a new career-high. Caleb Eastwood did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 40 receiving yards.
St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Byers, they will venture away from home to take on Dayspring Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Maes and Hawkins Flanagan.
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