Two dominant signal callers in Tucker Vogel and Chauncey Moon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Taft Raiders will host the Sotomayor WILDCATS at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Taft was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-37 to Warren. The Raiders were up 23-7 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Falcons 48-17. The WILDCATS might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 29 points or more this season.
Taft better keep an eye on Cameron Grady. He was instrumental in Sotomayor's win, rushing for 152 yards and a pair of TDs, while also picking up 81 receiving yards and one touchdown. Grady is becoming a predictor of the WILDCATS' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Haewood Anderson, who rushed for 67 yards and one score.
Sotomayor's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. Braxton King was especially locked on to Stevens' QB and sacked him four times. Thanks to that big game, King is now up to 6 sacks on the season. Drake Villegas was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This is the second loss in a row for Taft and nudges their season record down to 3-3. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points over those games. As for Sotomayor, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Taft ended up a good deal behind Sotomayor in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, losing 34-16. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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