After each having a week off, the Trinity Catholic Celtics and the Union County Fightin' Tigers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Catholic is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Trinity Catholic's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Eau Gallie last Friday. They had to suffer through a 51-0 loss at the hands of the Commodores. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Commodores are ranked 39th).
Even if they lost, Trinity Catholic's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece. Micheal Neal was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making five total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Union County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 28-23 to Zarephath Academy. While the Fightin' Tigers had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Eagles 7-0.
Trinity Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Union County, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Trinity Catholic took a serious blow against Union County when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 54-16. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Celtics were down 32-9.
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