The Boiling Springs Bubblers will take on the Trinity Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boiling Springs has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Trinity will come in with four straight wins.
Boiling Springs is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Big Spring on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bubblers were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 53-7. The Bubblers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-7.
Meanwhile, while Trinity put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Greencastle-Antrim. The Shamrocks blew past the Blue Devils 35-0. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Shamrocks had established a 21-point advantage.
Trinity found their leader in sophomore Brandon Harris, who rushed for 181 yards and three scores while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 181 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Harris. Sam Sweppenhiser got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Trinity proved: they limited Greencastle-Antrim to a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Brody Dunlap for the heroic effort on defense: he. Trinity's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.9 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.1 on average over their last five games.
Trinity didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mason Noecker and Sweppenhiser. Sweppenhiser got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Trinity's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Boiling Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Boiling Springs was dealt a bruising 41-13 loss at the hands of Trinity in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Bubblers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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