Football Recap: King's Academy Knights vs. Trinidad Trojans
King's Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Trinidad Trojans at home to the tune of 92-42. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
King's Academy had a senior duo take command as Sam Tarrant rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries and Ben Smith gained 214 total yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Tarrant a new career-high in rushing yards. Cayden Adcock got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
King's Academy wouldn't let Trinidad keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Adam Huval and Caleb Gardner were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Smith also set a new season high mark in receiving touchdowns with three. King's Academy got some further help from Tony Rivera: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, King's Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
King's Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Trinidad, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. King's Academy will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Campbell at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Trinidad also won't see the field for a while: their next gameis against Fruitvale at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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