With a playoff game on the line, Tascosa rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over the Saginaw Rough Riders. Considering the Rebels have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Taurean Johnson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Tascosa also got a significant boost from Tendrick Sargent, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.
Tascosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 462 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Tascosa has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.4 points per game. As for Saginaw, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.
Tascosa will challenge Aledo at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Aledo will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Tascosa surely won't give up without a fight. Saginaw does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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