Football Preview: Trinity Wolves vs. Weed Cougars
The Trinity Wolves will take on the Weed Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity is looking for their season's first win.
Trinity is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Redding Christian last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Trinity came up short against Redding Christian, falling 40-18. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by exactly 22 points.
Trinity might have lost, but man, Miller Brown was a machine: he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 73 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Weed didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Modoc on Friday, but they still walked away with a 35-30 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
It was another big night for Marcus Horton, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble. Another player making a difference was Logan Bowles, who gained 115 total yards and a touchdown.
Weed wouldn't let Modoc keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Weed can thank Maddox Mize and Horton for forcing both of them.
Trinity's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Weed, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Trinity has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Weed struggles in that department as they've been averaging 266.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Trinity might still be hurting after the 44-20 loss they got from Weed in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Trinity, Dj Horton (who rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry) 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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