Sotomayor entered their tilt with Taft on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the Taft Raiders 34-16. This was payback for the WILDCATS, who suffered a 17-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Sotomayor found their leader in underclassman Chauncey Moon, who rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 17 yards and a touchdown. Those 178 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Moon. Carl Little was in the mix as well, providing Sotomayor with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sotomayor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sotomayor's defense and their five sacks. Taft's QB won't forget Tristin Woodruff anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Woodruff is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Aaron Adejobi was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making four total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Sotomayor's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Taft, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Sotomayor will venture away from home to 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 contests. As for Taft, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harlan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harlan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season.
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