Tokay won the last time they faced Franklin, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Tokay Tigers' way against the Franklin Yellowjackets as the Tokay Tigers made off with a 41-19 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jeremiah Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Felix Millan, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tokay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Tokay wouldn't let Franklin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tokay can thank Mason Addington and Levi Stockton for forcing both of them. Addington has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Franklin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jomarcus Bishop, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. Franklin also got help from Kimari Boyd, who showed off his sure hands for 107 receiving yards.
Tokay's record now sits at 2-5. As for Franklin, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tokay will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on West at 7:15 p.m. on October 18th. Tokay is facing West at the right time seeing as West is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Franklin also won't see the field for a while: their next game is against Bear Creek at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Franklin will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Bear Creek will have lost seven straight heading into Friday's contest.
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