The Trinity Christian Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Trinity Christian finally turned things around against Nolan Catholic on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 56-32 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their eight-point performance the game before.
Soren Ouimette was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Chase Griffin was in the mix as well, providing Trinity Christian with two touchdowns.
Trinity Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Trinity Christian's defensive line and their eight sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jameson Dunigan, Aiden Coppage, and Matthew Cortez picked up two apiece. Coppage is becoming a predictor of Trinity Christian's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely St. Thomas Catholic's strategy against TMI-Episcopal on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Thomas Catholic blew TMI-Episcopal out of the water with a 55-0 final score. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Panthers are ranked 935th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Thomas Catholic found their leader in sophomore Pierce Jacobson, who threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Myles Stewart, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown.
The win got St. Thomas Catholic back to even at 5-5. As for Trinity Christian, their record now sits at 3-7.
Trinity Christian came up short against St. Thomas Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 27-21. Thankfully for Trinity Christian, Donte Lewis (who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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