The Taft Wildcats will square off against the Delano Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Taft is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kennedy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wildcats had to suffer through a 63-21 loss at the hands of the Thunderbirds. The Wildcats have struggled against the Thunderbirds recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Joe Weber and Jace Demacabalin. Demacabalin had a great game and rushed for 96 yards and one score on only nine carries. Meanwhile, Weber was balling out in the loss, rushing for 81 yards and one TD, while also picking up 49 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Delano's offense. They were beaten by Wasco 42-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Delano can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Wasco is ranked 133rd).
Delano now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Taft took a serious blow against Delano when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 48-13. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Wildcats were down 41-6.
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