Football Preview: King Philip Regional Warriors vs. Taunton Tigers
King Philip Regional has gone 10-0 against Taunton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The King Philip Regional Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Taunton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (King Philip Regional has 18 straight wins, Taunton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
King Philip Regional is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Sharon, posting a 50-0 victory on the road. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Taunton challenged Franklin on Thursday. The contest between Taunton and Franklin wasn't particularly close, with Taunton falling 28-9. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Panthers are ranked 13th).
King Philip Regional pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Taunton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went King Philip Regional's way against Taunton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as King Philip Regional made off with a 28-7 victory. Does King Philip Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taunton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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