Trinity Presbyterian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Trinity Presbyterian will bounce into Friday's match after beating Saint James, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Trinity Presbyterian blew past Saint James 28-7 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Trinity Presbyterian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Patton Mitchell out in front who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. Chase Parker was in the mix too, providing Trinity Presbyterian with a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Trinity Presbyterian's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by John Morris and Chayman Wilkins, who racked up four sacks between them. Trinity Presbyterian got some further help from Wilson Cherry: he made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Montgomery Academy really took it to Luverne for the full four quarters, racking up a 36-8 win on the road. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Tigers are ranked 237th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reid Mcbride was his usual excellent self, throwing for 216 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 35 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. D.J. Vinson was Mcbride's top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Trinity Presbyterian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Montgomery Academy, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Trinity Presbyterian against Montgomery Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Presbyterian 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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