Football Preview: Lake Taylor Titans vs. Granby Comets
Lake Taylor has gone 8-2 against Granby recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Taylor Titans will be staying on the road to face off against the Granby Comets at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Lake Taylor finally turned things around against Booker T. Washington on Friday. They breezed by the Mighty Bookers on the road to the tune of 53-13. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Mighty Bookers are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Granby put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Lakeland a 57-0 shutout. Give the Comets' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Jshaun Reddin was his usual excellent self, throwing for 296 yards and six touchdowns on perfect 13-for-13 passing. Eamon Cuffee did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 42 receiving yards.
Granby didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Drevyon Tharrington picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Granby got some further help from Kamari Cuffee: he forced a fumble and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lake Taylor's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Granby, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Lake Taylor took a serious blow against Granby in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 41-2. Can Lake Taylor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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