Taylorsville is 0-7 against West Jordan since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Taylorsville Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the West Jordan Jaguars at 7:00 p.m.
Taylorsville is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hunter on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Taylorsville was outmatched by Hunter at home and fell 42-14. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, while West Jordan put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Kearns. West Jordan claimed a resounding 48-0 win over Kearns on the road. The Jaguars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Cody Johnson was a one-man wrecking crew for West Jordan as he rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was Gio Polanco, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 196.7.
Taylorsville now has a losing record at 4-5. As for West Jordan, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-4.
Taylorsville came up short against West Jordan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 14-3. Can Taylorsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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