The Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Saint James Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Trinity Presbyterian humbled Slocomb with a 40-6 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Trinity Presbyterian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Patton Mitchell, who threw for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another receiver making a difference was Xavier Boswell, who picked up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Saint James had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Tigers 35-12. The contest marked the Trojans' most dominant win of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint James to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tabor Offord, who picked up 158 receiving yards and a touchdown. Offord torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Perry, who threw for 195 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes.
Trinity Presbyterian's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Saint James, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Trinity Presbyterian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Saint James, though, as they've been averaging only 58.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Trinity Presbyterian was dealt a bruising 47-8 defeat at the hands of Saint James in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Trinity Presbyterian, K.J. Jackson (who threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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