Taft won the last time they faced O'Connor and Tucker Vogel did his part to make sure it happened again. The Taft Raiders took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-10 victory over the O'Connor Panthers thanks in part to Vogel, who rushed for 329 yards and a touchdown while picking up 15.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 25 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
Vogel was just one part of a punishing run game: Taft was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 514 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Taft, adding 14 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Sean Kallauner: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 5-for-5 kicking extra points for an additional five.
With the win, Taft broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-4. As for O'Connor, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.
Taft will challenge Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Johnson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Taft likes a good challenge. O'Connor does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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