On Friday, Faith Christian faced St. David in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Faith Christian Patriots blew past the St. David's Warriors 62-38. Considering the Patriots have won five contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Faith Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ayden Tyndall led the charge by rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 104 rushing yards gave Tyndall a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Austin Gaertner, who rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Faith Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, St. David's still got an impressive performance from Benjamin Young Iii, who rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns. Young Iii's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 128 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hutch Marshall, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the third in a row for Faith Christian, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. As for St. David's, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Faith Christian has already played their next game, a 62-41 win against Rocky Mount Academy on the 18th. As for St. David's, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-6 victory against Father Capodanno on the 18th.
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