A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Taft Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Wasco is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kennedy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wasco came up short against Kennedy, falling 35-14. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Thunderbirds recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Taft hadn't done well against Chavez recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Taft simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Chavez 37-2 on the road. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wildcats needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The critical scores for Taft came from Josh Cundiff, Bryson Cash, Cash Clark, Dylan Clark, and Carson Bryant.
Taft didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Issac Nazaroff, Cundiff, Cash, and Clark picked up one apiece.
Wasco now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Taft, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-5 record.
Wasco didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Taft in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wasco since the squad 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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