The University Wildcats will square off against the Taft Toreadors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, University came up short against Los Angeles and fell 28-16. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although University took the loss, they still got scores from D'Elliott Jones and Jay'Don Manuel.
University wouldn't let Los Angeles keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. University can thank Montae Hamblet and Avier Phillips-Coltrane for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 32 points the game before, Taft was a bit more limited in their match two weeks ago. They took a blow against Oak Park, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Toreadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 851st, while the Eagles are ranked 232nd).
University's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Taft, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for University against Taft in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, as the squad secured a 34-7 win. Does University have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taft turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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