Cyprus is 5-0 against Taylorsville since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cyprus Pirates will square off against the Taylorsville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Cyprus is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Cyprus ended up a good deal behind Hunter and lost 28-14.
Although Cyprus took the loss, they still got scores from Britton Jepsen and Kayson Mayo.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-13 win over Kearns. That 27 point margin sets a new team best for the Warriors this season.
It was another big night for Cole Kramer, who threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Taylorsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Taylorsville's defense and their five sacks. Kieren Pfeifer was especially locked on to Kearns' QB and sacked him twice.
Cyprus' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Taylorsville, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Cyprus' way against Taylorsville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Cyprus made off with a 48-22 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cyprus 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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