The Taft Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Phillips Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Phillips is hoping to do what Westinghouse couldn't on Friday: put an end to Taft's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Taft put the hurt on Westinghouse with a sharp 34-8 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 26 points or more this season.
Stephen Carrera continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 189 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Roman, who threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taft was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Phillips). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Bulls College Prep 35-6 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Taft pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Phillips, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Taft strolled past Phillips in their previous meeting back in November of 2022 by a score of 27-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taft since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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