Football Recap: Taft Raiders vs. O'Connor Panthers
Taft's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the O'Connor Panthers, posting a 44-10 win. Considering the Raiders have won three contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tucker Vogel went supernova for Taft, rushing for 329 yards and a touchdown while picking up 15.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 25 yards and two touchdowns. Vogel's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Prometheus Elmore was another key player, rushing for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Taft was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 514 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Taft, adding 14 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Sean Kallauner: he added nine points with three field goals, and another five kicking extra points.
Taft moved to 6-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for O'Connor, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Taft will face off against Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Johnson's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. O'Connor does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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