If Taft was feeling good fresh off their 51-16 takedown of Warren last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Taft Raiders received a blow on Thursday as they fell 34-16 to the Sotomayor WILDCATS. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Chauncey Moon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sotomayor, rushing for 178 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 17 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Moon a new career-high in rushing yards. Cameron Grady was another key player, rushing for 156 yards while picking up 8.7 yards per carry.
The defeat snapped Taft's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Sotomayor, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Taft will face off against Harlan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harlan is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Taft will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Sotomayor, they will challenge Warren at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Sotomayor's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.
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