Alief Taylor is on a three-game streak of home losses, Alief Elsik a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Alief Taylor Lions will host the Alief Elsik Rams at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Alief Taylor will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat George Ranch on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 25-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Alief Taylor fell just short of George Ranch by a score of 24-21.
Despite the loss, Alief Taylor got top-tier performance from Jaxson Adeoye, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Adeoye has posted since back in September of 2023. Alief Taylor also got help from Dylan Harris, who showed off his sure hands for 92 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Alief Taylor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Alief Elsik managed to keep up with Fulshear until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Alief Elsik came up short against Fulshear, falling 42-16. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 547th, while the Chargers are ranked 38th).
Alief Taylor's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Alief Elsik, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-8.
Alief Taylor didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Alief Elsik when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. Does Alief Taylor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alief Elsik turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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