Football Preview: Belpre Golden Eagles vs. Trimble Tomcats
Belpre is 0-10 against Trimble since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Belpre Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Trimble Tomcats at 7:00 p.m.
Belpre's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rock Hill on Friday. They took a blow against the Redmen, falling 55-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Golden Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, everything went Trimble's way against Southern on Friday as Trimble made off with a 35-13 win. The Tomcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Trimble's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Owen Sikorski led the charge by rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Sikorski's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season. Brady Jajczyk was another key player, rushing for 25 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Trimble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Belpre's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Trimble, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Belpre was taken down by Trimble 40-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Belpre avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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