The Taylor County Cardinals will challenge the Boyle County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Taylor County got the win against Larue County by a conclusive 28-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Boyle County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Scott County 56-26 on the road. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Cardinals are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Baylor Murphy and his top target Montavin Quisenberry. Murphy threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes while Quisenberry gained 160 total yards and two touchdowns. Seneca Driver was in the mix too, providing Boyle County with two touchdowns.
The victory got Taylor County back to even at 2-2. As for Boyle County, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Taylor County was dealt a bruising 49-3 defeat at the hands of Boyle County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Taylor County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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