Football Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. First Assembly Christian Crusaders
Trinity Christian Academy is 3-0 against First Assembly Christian since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Trinity Christian Academy Lions have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the First Assembly Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Trinity Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season.
Trinity Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 60-8 win over Harding Academy at home. Trinity Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 42 points or more this season.
Trinity Christian Academy's win last Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lekhy Thompkins, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. Brayden Waller also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Trinity Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Waller and Kaleb Williams. Another thorn in Harding Academy's side was Hank Miller, who made 11 total tackles (4.5 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, First Assembly Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 32-28 to Westwood. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Trinity Christian Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for First Assembly Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Trinity Christian Academy took their victory against First Assembly Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 56-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was First Assembly Christian's Briceton Miller, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trinity Christian Academy still be able to contain Miller? There's only one way to find out.
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