Basketball Recap: Taylor Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 7, 2025, 6:28am

Basketball Recap: Taylor Wildcats vs. South Sumter Raiders

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Taylor can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 82-33 loss at the hands of the South Sumter Raiders. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-18.

James Thomas

Steals

02/05/25 @ South Sumter4
02/03/25 vs Angeline Academy of Innovation4
01/31/25 vs St. John Lutheran5
01/30/25 vs Deltona3
01/27/25 @ University3

When it comes to explaining why Taylor lost on Wednesday, don't look at James Thomas. Despite the final result, he posted 12 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 23 games he's played dating back to last season.

Taylor's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for South Sumter, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.

Taylor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. South Sumter has already played their next contest (against The Villages Charter), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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