Jordan Villalobos leads a balanced attack to beat Aransas Pass
By Team Reports
Jan 18, 2024, 9:24am
Recap: Taft Greyhounds vs. Aransas Pass Panthers
The Taft Greyhounds entered their tilt with the Aransas Pass Panthers with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Taft walked away with a 63-54 win over Aransas Pass on Tuesday. This was payback for Taft, who suffered a 77-40 loss the last time these two teams met.
Taft's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jordan Villalobos, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Villalobos has scored at least a third of Taft's points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Davis, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 18 rebounds.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Aransas Pass, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-17.
Taft will take on Goliad at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Aransas Pass, they will head out on the road to face off against Mathis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Mathis focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Friday.
