The Taft Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Bulls College Prep Bulls at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Taft is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Taft is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Kenwood on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of the Broncos. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Broncos are ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Bulls College Prep started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Lane Tech. They took a 10-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Champions on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Bulls couldn't push the score so high this time.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Bulls College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went Taft's way against Bulls College Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Taft made off with a 40-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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