Basketball Recap: Four Straight Home Wins for Kennedy

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01/29/25 vs Taft	54-52
01/28/25 vs Wasco	69-39
01/27/25 vs Exeter	54-53
01/23/25 vs Delano	51-30

Kennedy extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Jaymar Buton. The Kennedy Thunderbirds came out on top in a nail-biter against the Taft Wildcats on Wednesday, sneaking past 54-52 thanks in part to Buton, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last four games he's played.

Alejandro Ramoz also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in points (five).

Taft's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nick Andrade, who went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ernie Laulu, who went 5 of 12 to rack up 12 points along with six boards and four blocks.

Kennedy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Taft, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10.

Coincidentally, Kennedy and Taft will both be playing McFarland the next time they take the court. Taft will head out to face McFarland at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Kennedy will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.