The Tri-County Cavaliers will face off against the Faith Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tri-County, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Tri-County on the road against South Newton as the team secured a 34-6 victory. Considering the Cavaliers have won three matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tri-County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jonathan Pearson, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and Ayden Justice, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Justice also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tri-County's defense and their four sacks. Kevin Martinez was especially locked on to South Newton's QB and sacked him three times. Martinez also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 150.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tri-County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian fell victim to Dugger Union and their airtight defense on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).
Tri-County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Faith Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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