Basketball Game Preview: Piper Bengals vs. Taravella Trojans

By Team Reports Nov 30, 2023, 1:21am

Preview: Piper Bengals vs. Taravella Trojans

Piper is 7-0 against Taravella since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Piper Bengals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Taravella Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Piper blew past Coral Glades, posting a 55-3 win on the road.

Tahlia Dolce and Lauren Richardson were among the main playmakers for Piper as the former scored 16 points and the latter scored 18 points along with 9 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Harmony Harris, who scored 5 points along with 4 steals.

Meanwhile, Taravella escaped with a win on Wednesday against Hallandale by the margin of a single free throw, 34-33. The win made it back-to-back wins for Taravella.

The win got Piper back to even at 1-1. As for Taravella, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Piper came out on top in a nail-biter against Taravella in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 42-39. Will Piper repeat their success, or does Taravella have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.