King's Academy hasn't had much luck against Trinity School of Texas recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The King's Academy Knights will challenge the Trinity School of Texas Titans at 7:30 p.m. King's Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Trinity School of Texas likes a good challenge.
King's Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Founders Classical Academy 45-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five matchups by 36 points or more so far this season.
Sam Tarrant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 94 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 34 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
King's Academy wouldn't let Founders Classical Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. King's Academy can thank Tony Rivera and Adam Huval for forcing both of them. What's more, Rivera also racked up 19 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, a victory for Trinity School of Texas just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Christian Heritage 71-24. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Sentinels are ranked 70th).
King's Academy pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Trinity School of Texas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
King's Academy took a serious blow against Trinity School of Texas in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, falling 50-12. Thankfully for King's Academy, Marlin Reeves (who rushed for 301 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 53 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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