St. Mary was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Valor Preparatory Academy Knights, falling 86-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (45), St. Mary's still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's still got an impressive performance from Ty Zimmerhanzel, who rushed for 333 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 125 yards on only 11 passes. Zimmerhanzel's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 328 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
St. Mary's will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Waco Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. St. Mary's knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Waco Christian likes a good challenge. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 72-49 victory against Summit Christian Academy on the 27th.
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