Trinity Christian hasn't had much luck against Gatewood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Trinity Christian Crusaders' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Gatewood Gators at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trinity Christian will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Robert Toombs Christian Academy, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Trinity Christian came out on top against Robert Toombs Christian Academy by a score of 21-14 two weeks ago. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but Trinity Christian was the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gatewood). They breezed by Thomas Jefferson Academy to the tune of 48-8 on Friday. Considering the Gators have won three contests by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gatewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ames Johnson led the charge by rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Haley, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Gatewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Hunter Johnson, Haley, and Landon Moreno picked up one apiece. Moreno has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Gatewood got some further help from Mason Sinclair: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Gatewood moved to 4-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Trinity Christian, their record now sits at 6-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Trinity Christian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Gatewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 199.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Trinity Christian strolled past Gatewood in their previous meeting back in August by a score of 28-12. Will Trinity Christian repeat their success, or does Gatewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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