After soaring to 40 points the game before, Trinity Valley was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell 21-12 to the Houston Christian Mustangs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 20-10 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Despite the loss, Trinity Valley still got an impressive performance from Ben Ngishu, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Ngishu was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards.
Trinity Valley wouldn't let Houston Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Trinity Valley can thank Campbell Barham and Chris Houston for forcing both of them.
Houston Christian found their leader in sophomore Rj Evans, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. Evans' posted a season-high passer rating of 177.1.
Trinity Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5. As for Houston Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
As of now, neither Trinity Valley nor Houston Christian have any future games scheduled.
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