First Assembly Christian is 0-3 against Trinity Christian Academy since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The First Assembly Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, First Assembly Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 32-28 to Westwood. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 7-6 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trinity Christian Academy). They took their match at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 60-8 victory over Harding Academy. Trinity Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 42 points or more this season.
Trinity Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lekhy Thompkins, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. Brayden Waller was in the mix as well, providing Trinity Christian Academy with two touchdowns.
Trinity Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Waller and Kaleb Williams. Trinity Christian Academy got some further help from Hank Miller: he made 11 total tackles (4.5 for loss) and defended a pass.
This is the second loss in a row for First Assembly Christian and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
First Assembly Christian might still be hurting after the 56-35 defeat they got from Trinity Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompkins, who rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that First Assembly Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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