Football Preview: Taylor Allderdice Dragons vs. Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers
Taylor Allderdice is 0-3 against Hollidaysburg since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Taylor Allderdice Dragons are on the road again to play the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Taylor Allderdice is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Westinghouse on Saturday. Taylor Allderdice was beaten by Westinghouse 40-12. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Hollidaysburg had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Beavers with a sharp 49-28 win. Considering the Golden Tigers have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hollidaysburg had a senior duo take command as Mitchell Baronner rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries and Maddox Bainey threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. The dominant performance gave Baronner a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of Bainey's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Cole Delattre, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Hollidaysburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kayden McCrystal and Cristian White.
Taylor Allderdice's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Hollidaysburg, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Taylor Allderdice took a serious blow against Hollidaysburg in their previous matchup back in August, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bainey, who threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Now that Taylor Allderdice knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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