It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Taylor can now relate to. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Somerset Bulldogs on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Ducks of the 27-21 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2016.
When it comes to explaining why Taylor lost, don't look at Eli Laurence. Despite the final result, he threw for 317 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Laurence a new career-high in rushing yards (13). Zavier Stokes was another key player, picking up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Joe Torres was nothing short of spectacular for Somerset: he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Qwanell Nesby did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.
Taylor's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6. As for Somerset, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Taylor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Somerset, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Calallen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Calallen's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Somerset's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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