Football Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. Fayette Academy Vikings
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Trinity Christian Academy is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Fayette Academy Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Trinity Christian Academy lost 35-13 to University School of Jackson on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Bruins are ranked 43rd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lekhy Thompkins, who rushed for 83 yards, and also picked up 44 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Fayette Academy earned a 20-12 win over McNairy Central on Friday.
Fayette Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Corbin Bowling led the charge by rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown. Clay Anderson also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Fayette Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Trinity Christian Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Fayette Academy, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went Trinity Christian Academy's way against Fayette Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Trinity Christian Academy made off with a 64-42 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bowling, who threw for 256 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trinity Christian Academy still be able to contain Bowling? There's only one way to find out.
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