Football Preview: Tri-County Cavaliers vs. Faith Christian Eagles
The Tri-County Cavaliers will square off against the Faith Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri-County will be strutting in after a victory while Faith Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Tri-County was fully in charge, breezing past South Newton 34-6 on the road. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 24 points or more this season.
Tri-County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jonathan Pearson, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and Ayden Justice, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Justice also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes.
Another reason for the win was Tri-County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Kevin Martinez with three. He also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 150.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tri-County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Faith Christian's offense. They were outmatched by Dugger Union on the road and fell 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).
Tri-County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Faith Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
