Football Preview: Taft Raiders vs. Stevens Falcons
Taft and Stevens are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Taft Raiders will head out to face off against the Stevens Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Taft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Holmes 56-29 at home on Friday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Huskies are ranked 832nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Stevens can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Friday. They took down Holmes 40-23.
The victory made it two in a row for Taft and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Stevens, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Taft against Stevens in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 28-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taft since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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