If Trinity Presbyterian was riding high fresh off their 28-7 takedown of Saint James last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats and the Montgomery Academy Eagles were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats suffered a 28-27 defeat. The Wildcats were up 13-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the loss, Trinity Presbyterian still got an impressive performance from Patton Mitchell, who rushed for 90 yards, and also threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Trinity Presbyterian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Trinity Presbyterian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Boswell and Chayman Wilkins.
Montgomery Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Braden Gordon out in front who picked up 71 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Reid Mcbride was another key player, throwing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
The loss snapped Trinity Presbyterian's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Montgomery Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Trinity Presbyterian will be playing at home against Northside Methodist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Trinity Presbyterian's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Northside Methodist Academy has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Montgomery Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Slocomb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Slocomb will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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