After flying high against White Oak last Friday, Tatum came back down to earth. The Tatum Eagles fell to the Jefferson Bulldogs 18-13. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 92nd).
Jefferson got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chris Love out in front who picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tihmyus Taylor was another key signal caller, throwing for 193 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Tatum's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Jefferson, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Tatum will square off against Malakoff at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Malakoff's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven games. As for Jefferson, they will face off against Mineola at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
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