Taft is on an eight-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Dymally a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Taft Toreadors will host the Dymally Challengers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Taft is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cleveland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Taft took a blow against Cleveland, falling 42-14. The Toreadors were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Taft's defeat came about despite a quality game from Nathan Swinson, who threw for 149 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Swinson a new career-high in rushing yards (21).
Meanwhile, Dymally ended up a good deal behind Fremont on Friday and lost 20-6.
Dymally's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Taft was dealt a bruising 52-20 loss at the hands of Dymally when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Taft, Milton Catching (who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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