The Trinity Trojans will take on the Lake Ridge Eagles on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Ridge will be up against a hot Trinity squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Trojans simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Bell 31-3. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 204th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lake Ridge hadn't done well against Boswell recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Eagles breezed past the Pioneers to the tune of 69-34. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly 35 points.
Trinity better keep an eye on DeShawn Edwards. He was instrumental in Lake Ridge's win, throwing for 345 yards and five TDs while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance also gave Edwards a new career-high in passer rating (164.3). Jayden Evans was another key player, picking up 91 receiving yards and two scores.
Lake Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Trinity's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Lake Ridge, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
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