Taylor hasn't had much luck against Trenton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Taylor Griffins will venture away from home to face off against the Trenton Trojans 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.
Taylor is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 19-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roosevelt.
Meanwhile, Trenton might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Chelsea who claimed the real prize. Trenton and Chelsea were almost perfectly matched up, but Trenton suffered a 21-20 loss. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 78th).
Despite the defeat, Trenton had strong showings from Drew Carson, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and Ashton Rooney, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown. Rooney's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Trenton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Taylor's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Trenton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Taylor might still be hurting after the 34-8 loss they got from Trenton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rooney, who rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Taylor knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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