Taylorville lost against Mahomet-Seymour back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tornadoes came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 49-27. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 79th).
Several Tornadoes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaac Repscher, who threw for 232 yards and three TDs. Taylorville's leading receiver Maddex Havera was Repscher's top target yet again, picking up 92 receiving yards and one score.
This is the second loss in a row for Taylorville and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Mahomet-Seymour, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Taylorville is set to challenge their familiar foe Effingham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour will square off against rival Mt. Zion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 891 yards in their previous games.
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