Football Preview: Cheney Cardinals vs. Trinity Academy Knights
Cheney and Trinity Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Cheney Cardinals will welcome the Trinity Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheney will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Cheney will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 24-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Pratt on Friday. Cheney had just enough and edged Pratt out 28-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cardinals have posted since November 10, 2023.
Trinity Academy never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Nickerson last Friday. They walked away with a 40-28 victory over the Panthers.
It was another big night for 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.
Cheney's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Trinity Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Cheney against Trinity Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 55-14 win. Does Cheney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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