Football Preview: Middletown Blue Raiders vs. Trinity Shamrocks
Middletown has gone 8-2 against Trinity recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Middletown Blue Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trinity Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. Middletown is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Middletown is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Big Spring on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Middletown lost 37-11 to Big Spring. The contest marked the Blue Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Gavin Paul and Grant Hall. Hall had a great game and gained 159 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Paul was balling out in the loss, rushing for 186 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Trinity unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Susquehanna Township 40-34. That makes it the first time this season the Shamrocks have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Trinity got top-tier performance from Christian Joy, who rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Joy really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run.
Even though they lost, Trinity was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Trinity, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Middletown has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Trinity struggles in that department as they've been averaging 224.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Middletown took a serious blow against Trinity when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 35-0. Thankfully for Middletown, Caleb Wray (who threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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