Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Francis). They walked away with a 39-30 win over the Paraclete Spirits on Friday. The Golden Knights didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
St. Francis' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isaac Fajardo, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns. Those 151 rushing yards gave Fajardo a new career-high. Deveon Blaylock got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Francis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Joseph Mesa and Eric Green certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Mesa threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, while Green gained 196 total yards and two touchdowns. Green also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 11 total tackles and defending two passes. Adrian Jones was Mesa's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Francis' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Paraclete, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
St. Francis will head out on the road to face off against Cathedral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully St. Francis likes a good challenge. As for Paraclete, they will welcome St. Paul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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