You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lucy Beckham's strategy against St. James on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lucy Beckham Bengals blew the St. James Sharks out of the water with a 48-17 final score. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Sharks are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chalmers Ballard had a dynamite game for Lucy Beckham, throwing for 317 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Backing up that air attack was Trey Thompson, who rushed for 114 yards.
Lucy Beckham's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. Hank Aeppli led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Lucy Beckham pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. James, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lucy Beckham will take on Hanahan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for St. James, they will square off against Wando at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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