After soaring to 32 points the game before, Taft was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a blow against the Oak Park Eagles, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Toreadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 836th, while the Eagles are ranked 266th).
Nathan Swinson rushed for ten yards and a touchdown.
Erik Koron was his top target, picking up 40 receiving yards.
Oak Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tillman Lovett led the charge by throwing for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Taft dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oak Park, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Taft will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on University at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th. As for Oak Park, they will host Grace at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Grace's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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