Two dominant signal callers in Noah Visconti and Daniel Marlow are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Trinity Classical Academy Knights and the Santa Rosa Academy Rangers are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Trinity Classical Academy comes in on six and Santa Rosa Academy on five.
If Trinity Classical Academy beats Santa Rosa Academy with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Trinity Classical Academy simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat The Webb Schools 49-14 at home. The Knights pushed the score to 49-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gauls cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Visconti, who threw for 346 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. 118 of those passing yards were hauled in by Luke Backes, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Trinity Classical Academy wouldn't let The Webb Schools keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Trinity Classical Academy can thank Patrick Cherry and John Carlson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Riverside Prep 45-12 on the road. With the Rangers ahead 33-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Marlow was his usual excellent self, rushing for 66 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Another player making a difference was Dominic Vicente-Thomas, who gained 78 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Rosa Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Trinity Classical Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Santa Rosa Academy, their record is now 5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Trinity Classical Academy has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 267.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Santa Rosa Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 159.7. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Trinity Classical Academy against Santa Rosa Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 44-0 victory. Does Trinity Classical Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Rosa Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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