The Nolan Catholic Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Trinity Christian Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Nolan Catholic and six for Trinity Christian.
Nolan Catholic is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Legacy Christian Academy last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nolan Catholic came up short against Legacy Christian Academy, falling 56-33. The Vikings were down 42-20 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Nolan Catholic might have lost, but man, Carter Devero was a machine: he threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Trinity Christian was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They were dealt a 49-8 loss at the hands of Prestonwood Christian. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Trinity Christian's defeat came about despite a quality game from Campbell Laible, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Laible a new career-high in rushing yards. Trinity Christian also got help from Ben Schumacher, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Nolan Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Trinity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-7.
Nolan Catholic was dealt a bruising 45-14 loss at the hands of Trinity Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Nolan Catholic, Aidan Mills (who threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes) 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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