Tri-County and Frontier are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Tri-County Cavaliers will face off against the Frontier Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Tri-County sitting on three straight wins and Frontier on five.
Tri-County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Faith Christian, posting a 56-0 victory at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cavaliers with their most commanding win of the season.
Jonathan Pearson and Ayden Justice were among the main playmakers for Tri-County as the former rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries and the latter rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Justice's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Carter Mcmorrow was in the mix as well, providing Tri-County with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tri-County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Tri-County wouldn't let Faith Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Ephraim Boles was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Frontier got themselves on the board against North Newton on Friday, but North Newton never followed suit. They breezed by the Spartans on the road to the tune of 53-0. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won four contests by 39 points or more so far this season.
Tri-County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Frontier, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Tri-County strolled past Frontier in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 38-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Frontier's Reid Duncan, who threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tri-County still be able to contain Duncan? There's only one way to find out.
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