The Trinity Celtics will square off against the Medicine Lodge Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Medicine Lodge will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Trinity extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Celtics' defense stepped up to hand Ellinwood a 26-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Celtics, who have now won three matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Medicine Lodge). They were the clear victors by a 47-21 margin over South Sumner [Caldwell/South Haven] on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Medicine Lodge's win came from a few key players Trinity will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braxx Farr, who rushed for 109 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Mavrik Inslee, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns.
Medicine Lodge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They are 2-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Medicine Lodge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Judson Barnard and Slayton Stone.
The victory got Medicine Lodge back to even at 3-3. As for Trinity, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Trinity couldn't quite finish off Medicine Lodge when the teams last played back in November of 2024 and fell 22-20. Thankfully for the Celtics, Keveon Ruiz (who rushed for 96 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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