Football Recap: Whitewater Wildcats vs. Trinity Christian Lions
Whitewater entered their contest against Trinity Christian on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Whitewater Wildcats fell to the Trinity Christian Lions 25-19. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly six points.
Despite the loss, Whitewater still got an impressive performance from Jaelyn Stanley, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns. Whitewater is 10-4 when Stanley posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Whitewater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lynn Thompson, Ansley Nieber, and Maddy Rhone picked up one apiece. Nieber has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times she's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Whitewater and nudges their season record down to 12-7. As for Trinity Christian, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-8.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing McDonough the next time they take the field. Trinity Christian will head out to face McDonough at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Whitewater will play them later in the day, at 5:30 p.m.
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