Two dominant signal callers in Javionne Harris and Micah Rans are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Taylor Titans are taking a road trip to challenge the Pioneer Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Taylor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Tri-County with a sharp 32-6 win. That looming 32-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Titans yet this season.
Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Taylor's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Jalyn Wooten also helped out as he racked up 100 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Pioneer was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Carroll 49-7. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six games by 25 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Rans, who rushed for 322 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Noah Vanmeter also helped out as he racked up 156 rushing yards.
Pioneer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 530 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Pioneer wouldn't let Carroll keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Juan Solano was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Taylor has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Pioneer, their record is now 8-3.
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