Mt. Zion took a 22-point defeat the last time they faced off against Taylorville, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. The Mt. Zion Braves skirted past the Taylorville Tornadoes 14-12. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Mt. Zion came from Keller Stocks and Brayden Trimble.
Taylorville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malique Pearse, who picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Baron Odam, who threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns.
Mt. Zion's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Taylorville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Mt. Zion will square off against Mattoon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Zion is facing Mattoon at the right time seeing as Mattoon is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Taylorville, they will take on Mahomet-Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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