The Taylor Ducks will square off against the Somerset Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Taylor took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Travis with a 42-36 win.
Taylor got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Eli Laurence out in front who threw for 228 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Andrias Fisher helped Laurence out on the ground, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Somerset waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 35-28 win over the Billies.
Taylor is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.3 points per game. As for Somerset, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Taylor came up short against Somerset in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, falling 27-21. Thankfully for Taylor, Sal Solis (who rushed for 145 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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