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The Niles West (Skokie, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 61-53.

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Taft----61
Niles West----53
Final score provided by A. Harris.
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Illinois High School Basketball - Taft tops Niles West

December 12, 2023: Skokie, IL 60077

Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Taft Eagles (Chicago, IL) and the host Niles West Wolves (Skokie, IL), saw Taft's basketball squad knock off Niles West by a tally of 61-53.

With the victory, Taft improves its record to 3-6 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Westinghouse (Chicago, IL) to play the Warriors in a Chicago Public - Red Northwest challenge on Wednesday, December 13. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Westinghouse won 57-49 in their recent non-league challenge against Fremont (Oakland, CA)

Next up, the Wolves play the Maine East Blue Demons (Park Ridge, IL) in a Central Suburban - North challenge, on Friday, December 15. Niles West will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Blue Demons come into the challenge with a 6-2 record after their 50-48 non-league win over Niles Notre Dame (Niles, IL).

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Rankings & Records

Taft (23-24)

ILClass
25993
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-194-55-62-104-3.367.4441,7051,888

Niles West (23-24)

ILClass
18481
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-118-29-29-64-3.667.8001,9791,814

Team Scoring Averages

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Taft
13.716.016.715.0---56.8
Niles West
18.014.514.817.09.08.06.060.0

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Record Breakdown

Taft (23-24)

Niles West (23-24)

11-19
Overall
22-11
4-6
League
8-2
3-9
Non-League
10-7
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
1-4
Common Opponent
2-4
5-6
Home
9-2
2-10
Away
9-6
4-3
Neutral
4-3
0-1
Playoff
1-1
11-19
In-State
22-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0