Football Preview: Atlas HomeSchool Rattlers vs. Trinity Leadership Tigers
The Atlas HomeSchool Rattlers are taking a road trip to square off against the Trinity Leadership Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Atlas HomeSchool will head out to face Trinity Leadership after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Atlas HomeSchool came up short against Dallas Christian, falling 47-25. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 762nd, while the Chargers are ranked 349th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jack Garza, who picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Trent Strachan was another key player, having thrown for 252 yards and three touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Atlas HomeSchool's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Brian "BJ" Johnson was the leader with two. Another thorn in Dallas Christian's side was Abe Stephens, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Trinity Leadership put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 44-36 win over Life Oak Cliff.
Atlas HomeSchool's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Trinity Leadership, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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