Football Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Lions vs. Riverside Panthers
Two dominant signal callers in Cooper Vailes and Jack Cupples are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Trinity Christian Academy Lions will play host again on Friday to welcome the Riverside Panthers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Trinity Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Manassas 54-0 at home on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Tigers are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Trinity Christian Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Vailes and his top target Owen Atwood. Vailes threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes while Atwood rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Brayden Waller was in the mix as well, providing Trinity Christian Academy with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Riverside waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Lions on the road to the tune of 47-14. Considering the Panthers have won three matches by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Trinity Christian Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Riverside, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Trinity Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Riverside when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 36-34. Will Trinity Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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