Football Preview: Trinity Academy Knights vs. Cheney Cardinals
Trinity Academy and Cheney are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Trinity Academy Knights will face off against the Cheney Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Trinity Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 40-28 win over Nickerson. The high-scoring effort was just what the Knights needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Trinity Academy found their leader in sophomore Zac Zimmerman, who threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Another player making a difference was Cooper Garrison, who picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Cheney posted their closest victory since November 10, 2023 on Friday. They had just enough and edged Pratt out 28-26.
Trinity Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Cheney, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Trinity Academy took a serious blow against Cheney in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 55-14. Can Trinity Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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