Football Preview: Cornerstone Charter Academy Ducks vs. Trinity Prep Saints
The Cornerstone Charter Academy Ducks will challenge the Trinity Prep Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cornerstone Charter Academy has four straight wins, Trinity Prep has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cornerstone Charter Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat First Academy 51-24 on the road.
Yousef Vazquez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Dominic Just, who threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cornerstone Charter Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 71.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 172.3.
Cornerstone Charter Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Cason Cherry. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Colton Germanos and Tanielu Cox, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Germanos also sacked 2.5 sacks, which is notable because Cornerstone Charter Academy is undefeated when he posts at least one sack, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Trinity Prep's offense. They took a blow against Orangewood Christian on Friday, falling 43-0.
Cornerstone Charter Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Trinity Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Cornerstone Charter Academy against Trinity Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 35-0 win. Does Cornerstone Charter Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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