Basketball Recap: Woodsboro Falls Despite Big Games from Jaqulynn Tully and Aniya Zena

By Team Reports Nov 25, 2024, 2:48pm

Basketball Recap: Woodsboro Eagles vs. Taft Greyhounds

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Woodsboro lost against Taft back in November of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Woodsboro Eagles lost to the Taft Greyhounds on the road by a 51-36 margin.

Aniya Zena and Jaqulynn Tully certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Zena went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points plus eight rebounds and two steals, while Tully had 17 points plus four steals. Tully's morning made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Taft's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aliana Torres, who went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points plus six steals. Torres has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Yaneli Rios, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and four blocks.

Woodsboro has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Taft, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Woodsboro will face off against Banquete at 11:15 a.m. on Monday. As for Taft, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Pettus at 12:00 p.m. Taft is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.

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