St. Mary's Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Central Blue Eagles as the St. Mary's Academy Crusaders made off with a 34-12 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Crusaders considering their six-point performance the contest before.
St. Mary's Academy was led to victory by Gregory Beaulieu and Finn McDonough. Beaulieu gained 110 total yards and two touchdowns, while McDonough threw for 148 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
St. Mary's Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 6.5 times. In that department, Damien Crismore was the leader with two sacks. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
The victory got St. Mary's Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
St. Mary's Academy has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Hogan Prep Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Central, they are taking a road trip to square off against Ruskin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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