The Taylorsville Warriors will challenge the Kearns Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 11 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Taylorsville and six for Kearns.
On Friday, Taylorsville was beaten by West 70-6. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Kearns played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 51-14 loss at the hands of Hunter. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 22-0.
Although Kearns took the loss, they still got scores from Niko Niko Manusina-Faamausili and Manuel Deegan.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed eight in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Niko Manusina-Faamausili, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Kearns' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Taylorsville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Taylorsville against Kearns in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 40-13 victory. In that game, the Warriors amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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