Taylorsville is 0-5 against Cyprus since September of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Taylorsville Warriors will host the Cyprus Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Taylorsville will be strutting in after a victory while Cyprus will be coming in after a defeat.
Taylorsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Kearns 40-13 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Cole Kramer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Kobe Allen was Kramer's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylorsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Taylorsville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Kieren Pfeifer was especially locked on to Kearns' QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Cyprus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost to Hunter at home by a 28-14 margin.
Although Cyprus took the loss, they still got scores from Britton Jepsen and Kayson Mayo.
Taylorsville's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Cyprus, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Taylorsville might still be hurting after the 48-22 loss they got from Cyprus when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Taylorsville, Skyler Armenta (who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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