Basketball Preview: Skyline Eagles vs. Taylorsville Warriors
Skyline is 3-0 against Taylorsville since December of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Skyline Eagles will be playing at home against the Taylorsville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Skyline ended up a good deal behind Copper Hills and lost 64-50. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 76-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountain Ridge. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Defeat or not, Taylorsville got some senior leadership from Kobe Allen and Logan Bertagnolli. Allen dropped a triple-double on 24 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists, while Bertagnolli earned 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Allen has scored all season. Ayden Maxfield was another key player, posting 13 points.
Taylorsville's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Skyline, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Skyline against Taylorsville in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the squad secured an 87-45 win. In that contest, Skyline amassed a halftime lead of 48-28, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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