The Taft Eagles will welcome Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Taft has five straight victories, Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Taft beats Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass with 14 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Taft walked away with a 14-7 win over Lane Tech on Saturday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Stephen Carrera, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards.
Taft didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaiden Salmeron and Troy Williams. Another thorn in Lane Tech's side was Diesel McFadden, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass lost to Payton College Prep on the road by a 25-8 margin on Saturday.
Taft's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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