Football Preview: Taft Raiders vs. Harlan Hawks
The Taft Raiders will square off against the Harlan Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Taft is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Sotomayor just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. The game between them and the WILDCATS wasn't particularly close, with Taft falling 34-16. The matchup marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Harlan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over the Falcons. Considering the Hawks have won four games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harlan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Anthony, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. Payton Matthews was another key receiver, picking up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Harlan, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Taft came up short against Harlan when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Taft, Noah Farris (who threw for 209 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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