Football Preview: Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats vs. Northside Methodist Academy Knights
The Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Northside Methodist Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Trinity Presbyterian's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Northside Methodist Academy has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Trinity Presbyterian fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Montgomery Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Eagles were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 28-27 loss. The Wildcats were up 13-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the defeat, Trinity Presbyterian saw an underclassman step up: Patton Mitchell rushed for 90 yards, and also threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Trinity Presbyterian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Trinity Presbyterian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Boswell and Chayman Wilkins.
Meanwhile, Northside Methodist Academy scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They received a blow as they fell 40-21 to Slocomb.
The loss snapped Trinity Presbyterian's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Northside Methodist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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