Football Preview: Cyprus Pirates vs. Taylorsville Warriors
Cyprus is 5-0 against Taylorsville since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cyprus Pirates will take on the Taylorsville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Cyprus is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Cyprus lost to Hunter at home by a 28-14 margin.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They claimed a resounding 40-13 victory over Kearns at home. That looming 40-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Cole Kramer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. 98 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kobe Allen, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylorsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Taylorsville's defense and their five sacks. Kearns' QB won't forget Kieren Pfeifer anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Cyprus' loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Taylorsville, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Cyprus' way against Taylorsville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Cyprus made off with a 48-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cyprus since the team 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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