On Thursday, the Trinity Christian Crusaders blew past the North Wake S Saints, posting a 40-6 victory at home. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Saints are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elijiah Oehlke was a one-man wrecking crew for Trinity Christian as he threw for 148 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards. Karlfonza McLean-Smith was Oehlke's top target, picking up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Trinity Christian's defense and their six sacks. North Wake S's QB won't forget Dontario Austin anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Austin is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season.
Trinity Christian's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for North Wake S, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Trinity Christian will challenge Sandhills T at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Wake S, they will take on Ravenscroft at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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