The Taft Eagles will square off against the Lane Tech Champions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Taft has four straight wins, Lane Tech has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Taft didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Phillips, but they still walked away with a 14-10 victory.
The critical scores for Taft came from Diesel McFadden and Kuba Wierzchowiak.
Meanwhile, a win for Lane Tech just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Morgan Park on the road and fell 50-7. While losing is never fun, the Champions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Mustangs are ranked 40th).
Taft's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Lane Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Taft beat Lane Tech 20-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Taft have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lane Tech turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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