The Valor Preparatory Academy Knights will head out on the road to challenge St. Mary at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-25, which was the final score in Valor Preparatory Academy's tilt against Saint Mary's Hall on Friday. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 88-45 loss at the hands of Founders Classical Academy. St. Mary's gained 107 more yards on the day, but it was Founders Classical Academy that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's got top-tier performance from Ty Zimmerhanzel, who rushed for 323 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. Zimmerhanzel was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards. Another player making a difference was Ethan Britten, who picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 328 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Valor Preparatory Academy fell to 2-1. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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