Football Preview: Trenton Trojans vs. Taylor Griffins
Trenton has gone 8-0 against Taylor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trenton Trojans' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Taylor Griffins at 7:00 p.m. Trenton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
Trenton is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Chelsea just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to the Bulldogs. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Loss or not, Trenton got some senior leadership from Drew Carson and Ashton Rooney. Carson rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, while Rooney rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Carson is now averaging an impressive 100.5 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Trenton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Taylor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 19-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roosevelt.
Trenton's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Taylor, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Trenton took their victory against Taylor in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 34-8. In that contest, Trenton amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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