The Southlake Carroll Dragons are taking a road trip to face off against the Trinity Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Southlake Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Byron Nelson, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Southlake Carroll was ranked fifth). Southlake Carroll came out on top against Byron Nelson by a score of 33-21 on Friday.
Riley Wormley was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Angelo Renda was another key player, throwing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southlake Carroll was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Trinity took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-24 victory over Keller Central. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Chargers are ranked 471st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southlake Carroll's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Trinity, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Southlake Carroll took their win against Trinity in their previous meeting back in January of 2021 by a conclusive 59-35. Does Southlake Carroll have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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