Football Preview: Temecula Prep Patriots vs. Trinity Classical Academy Knights
The Temecula Prep Patriots and the Trinity Classical Academy Knights are set to duel on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Temecula Prep's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past Silver Valley 46-0 at home. Considering the Patriots have won five matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
James Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Alexander Grasso-Martins, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Temecula Prep's defense stepped up as well, laying out Casen Mogan. six times. Leading the way was Parker Johnson with three sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Temecula Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Silver Valley only rushed for 23.
Meanwhile, Trinity Classical Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Rosa Academy , sneaking past 36-33. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Knights, who until this matchup were averaging 8.43 points allowed.
It was another big night for Noah Visconti, who threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Temecula Prep and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Trinity Classical Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Temecula Prep has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 241.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Trinity Classical Academy has preferred to attack from the air: they average 268.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
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