Football Preview: Fletcher Senators vs. Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors
Fletcher has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Fletcher's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over First Coast. The victory was some much needed relief for the Senators as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Fletcher's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cruz James Bajek, who threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Diondre Smith.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 44-6 victory over the Greyhounds. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 492nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trinity Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Micah Anderson, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. Those 94 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Anderson.
Fletcher now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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