The Traders Point Christian Knights will square off against the Tri-State Crusaders King's Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Traders Point Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Waldron, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Traders Point Christian was ranked fifth). Traders Point Christian was beaten by Waldron 40-6 on Saturday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Mohawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Tri-State Crusaders brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They came out on top against Grand Valley Christian P by a score of 34-24 on Saturday. Considering the King's Crusaders' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tri-State Crusaders to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dj Graber, who picked up 32 receiving yards and two touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Graber really ramped things up playing D: he picked up three sacks and made four total tackles. Garrett Black got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Tri-State Crusaders wouldn't let Grand Valley Christian P keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tri-State Crusaders can thank Kylen Zimmerman and Elias Kroeker for forcing both of them.
Traders Point Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Tri-State Crusaders, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Traders Point Christian was dealt a bruising 54-0 defeat at the hands of Tri-State Crusaders in their previous meeting back in August. Will Traders Point Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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