Football Preview: Taylor Ducks vs. Manor New Tech
The Taylor Ducks are taking a road trip to square off against Manor New Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Taylor is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Taylor had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of La Grange. While losing is never fun, the Ducks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 823rd, while the Leopards are ranked 408th).
Even though they lost, Taylor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Taylor wouldn't let La Grange keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Taylor can thank Kaddy Maravilla and Jerrell Roberson for forcing all of them. Maravilla also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Matt Rangel was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Manor New Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Brentwood Christian 54-6. Manor New Tech was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-0.
Taylor's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Manor New Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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