Ravenscroft is 2-7 against Trinity Christian since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ravenscroft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past GRACE Christian with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 37-21. The win was some much needed relief for the Ravens as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big part of Ravenscroft's victory came down to the chemistry between Elijah Deifer and his top target Bryan Copeland. Deifer threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes while Copeland picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Copeland's longest reception was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian waltzed into their match two weeks ago with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 62-0 win at home. Give the Crusaders' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
It was another big night for Elijiah Oehlke, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Karlfonza McLean-Smith.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trinity Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Trinity Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dontario Austin, Xayden Watson, Amir Jackson, and Jamar Gillard picked up one apiece. Jackson also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 127.
Ravenscroft's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Trinity Christian, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Ravenscroft was taken down by Trinity Christian 58-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oehlke, who threw for 329 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Ravenscroft knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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