If St. Mary was riding high fresh off their 55-6 takedown of Dallas Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. St. Mary's received a blow on Friday as they fell 75-56 to the Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for St. Mary's in their matchups with Methodist Children's Home: they've now lost four in a row.
Several St. Mary's players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Britten, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another rusher making a difference was Ty Zimmerhanzel, who gained 156 total yards and three touchdowns.
St. Mary's wouldn't let Methodist Children's Home keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. St. Mary's can thank Khasen Wilson and Peairson DeHoyos for forcing all of them.
Londen Bickham had a dynamite game for Methodist Children's Home, rushing for 451 yards and 11 touchdowns while picking up 20.5 yards per carry. Bickham didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Methodist Children's Home, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-5.
St. Mary's will venture away from home to face off against St. Paul's Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Paul's Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 48.6 points per game this season. As for Methodist Children's Home, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dallas Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dallas Academy is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Methodist Children's Home will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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