Basketball Recap: Taft Raiders vs. Stevens Falcons
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taft). They breezed by the Stevens Falcons to the tune of 70-34 on Wednesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Raiders as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Taylor Olson, who went 9 for 18 en route to 20 points plus seven steals and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Avah Castillo, who earned 12 points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Taft was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Taft's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13. As for Stevens, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taft will take on John F. Kennedy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Taft is facing John F. Kennedy at the right time seeing as John F. Kennedy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Stevens, they will face off against Warren at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Warren is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.
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