Football Recap: Dynamic Duo of Mckenzie Yanta and Brody Metting Lead Yorktown to Victory

By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 6:35pm

Football Recap: Yorktown Wildcats vs. Taft Greyhounds

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Yorktown entered their tilt with Taft on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 30-19 win over the Taft Greyhounds.

Leading Yorktown to victory were Brody Metting and Mckenzie Yanta. Metting rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, while Yanta rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Yorktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Yorktown will be playing in front of their home fans against Bruni at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yorktown is facing Bruni at the right time seeing as Bruni is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Taft, they will challenge Monte Alto at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Taft will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Monte Alto will have lost three straight heading into Friday's contest.

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