For the first time this season, St. Mary's Academy will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lighthouse Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's Academy's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Lighthouse Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, St. Mary's Academy came up short against Butler and fell 28-20. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Jacob Beaulieu
| 09/13/25 @ Hogan Prep Charter | 79 |
| 08/30/25 vs Life Prep | 96 |
| 09/06/25 @ Central | 227 |
| 09/19/25 vs Butler | 314 |
Despite the defeat, St. Mary's Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jacob Beaulieu threw for 314 yards and three TDs. Those 314 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Beaulieu.
Meanwhile, Lighthouse Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Tipton 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Cardinals are ranked 123rd).
Lighthouse Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Mary's Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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