Okeechobee entered their matchup against St. Edward on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Okeechobee Brahmans took a 40-22 bruising from the St. Edward's Pirates. The Brahmans' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Although Okeechobee took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Hazellief, Aj Dariano, and Jaleik Brifil.
Okeechobee's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nathan Pfennig.
It was another big night for Nate Sparkman, who threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes for St. Edward's. Jaden Jackson helped Sparkman out on the ground, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Okeechobee's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. Edward's, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Okeechobee will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Sebastian River at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for St. Edward's, they will challenge Cocoa Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocoa Beach is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so St. Edward's will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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