Taft fell victim to Birmingham and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Birmingham Patriots, falling 52-0. While losing is never fun, the Toreadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 880th, while the Patriots are ranked 365th).
Nathan Swinson threw for 149 yards on 14 of 36 attempts.
Wesley Parvizi was his top target, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Birmingham was led to victory by Dredon Fowles and Kevin Hawkins. Fowles rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while Hawkins rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Birmingham is 2-1 when Fowles posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Antrell Harris, who gained 85 total yards and two touchdowns.
Taft's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Birmingham, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-4.
Taft will take on Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Birmingham, they will face off against Granada Hills Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Birmingham knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Granada Hills Charter likes a good challenge.
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