Santiam Christian is 5-0 against Taft since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Santiam Christian Eagles will square off against the Taft Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Taft is hoping to do what Scio couldn't on Friday: put an end to Santiam Christian's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Santiam Christian blew past Scio, posting a 40-12 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taft). They blew past Newport 58-6 on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won six contests in a row.
Ezra James continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 125 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Kol Tolan, who picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Taft was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matchups they've averaged 179.5.
Santiam Christian pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Taft, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Santiam Christian against Taft when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santiam Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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