Football Preview: Slocomb Red Tops vs. Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats
The Slocomb Red Tops are on the road again on Friday to play the Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Slocomb's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Houston Academy on Friday. They took a blow against the Raiders, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Tops can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Raiders are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, everything went Trinity Presbyterian's way against Alabama Christian Academy on Friday as Trinity Presbyterian made off with a 41-19 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Trinity Presbyterian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Patton Mitchell, who threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes. Xavier Boswell was Mitchell's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trinity Presbyterian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Trinity Presbyterian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bo Stewart and Chase Parker.
Slocomb's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Trinity Presbyterian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Slocomb has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Trinity Presbyterian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 156. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Slocomb was taken down by Trinity Presbyterian 41-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2020. Can Slocomb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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