The St. Thomas Catholic Eagles will face off against the Trinity Christian Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in St. Thomas Catholic's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Trinity Christian has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Catholic's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 55-0 victory over TMI-Episcopal. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 25 points or more this season.
St. Thomas Catholic found their leader in sophomore Pierce Jacobson, who threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Myles Stewart, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian came into Saturday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Nolan Catholic with a sharp 56-32 win on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their eight-point performance the contest before.
Soren Ouimette had a dynamite game for Trinity Christian, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 65 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Ouimette a new career-high in rushing yards. Hunter Flatt was another key player, throwing for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Trinity Christian's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Carter Devero. eight times. It was truly a group effort as Jameson Dunigan, Aiden Coppage, and Matthew Cortez picked up two apiece. With that strong performance, Coppage is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Trinity Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Trinity Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for St. Thomas Catholic, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
St. Thomas Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Trinity Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. Does St. Thomas Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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