The Trinity Christian Eagles will face off against the Evangel Christian Academy Lions on Thursday. One thing working in Trinity Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Trinity Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Southern Prep Academy, who was ranked 24th at the time (Trinity Christian was ranked 14th). The Eagles took down the Rangers 43-28 on Friday.
Evangel Christian Academy played against Heritage Christian Academy on Thursday and won via forfeit.
Trinity Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 8.83 yards per carry in those games compared to only 2.54 in the others. As for Evangel Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Trinity Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Evangel Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September, winning 31-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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