Basketball Game Preview: Reading Blue Devils vs. Taylor Yellowjackets

Reading hasn't had much luck against Taylor recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Reading Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Taylor Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Reading beat Deer Park 58-53.

Meanwhile, Taylor entered their tilt with Madeira on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the MUSTANGS/AMAZONS with points to spare, taking the game 55-37. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the MUSTANGS/AMAZONS are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Taylor's victory bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Reading, their win bumped their record up to 4-16.

Reading was dealt a bruising 66-30 loss at the hands of Taylor in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Reading was down 45-16.