The Taylorsville Tartars will welcome the Ethel Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylorsville will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Taylorsville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Leake County 54-0.
Meanwhile, a victory for Ethel just wasn't in the cards last Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Noxapater, falling 38-13. Ethel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Ethel had strong showings from Cameron Farmer, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and Matthew Arnold, who picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Farmer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Taylorsville's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Ethel, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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