Mount Olive hasn't had much luck against Taylorsville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mount Olive Pirates will square off against the Taylorsville Tartars at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 21 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Mount Olive turned things around against Mississippi School for the Deaf on Tuesday. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They strolled past the Gators with points to spare, taking the game 48-33.
Taylorsville's win came from a few key players Mount Olive will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jayla Nixon, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of London Young, who put up 12 points.
Taylorsville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.8 points per game. As for Mount Olive, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-17.
Mount Olive was dealt a bruising 49-16 loss at the hands of Taylorsville in their previous meeting last Monday. Can Mount Olive avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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