The Taylor Wildcats will take on the Fort Meade Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Taylor will be strutting in after a win while Fort Meade will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Taylor finally turned things around against Father Lopez last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Green Wave as they made off with a 32-12 victory.
James Thomas had a dynamite game for Taylor, rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. Anthony Miler made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Taylor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fort Meade was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Thursday as they fell 13-9 to Moore Haven. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Meade's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Taylor, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Taylor was taken down by Fort Meade 51-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2016. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Taylor was down 30-7.
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