Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Taft

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 vs Banks	28
01/10/25 @ Santiam Christian	23
01/07/25 vs Blanchet Catholic	22
01/04/25 vs Junction City	16
01/02/25 vs Warrenton	12

Taft waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Santiam Christian Eagles 60-37. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Taft is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Santiam Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.

Taft will be playing in front of their home fans against Willamina at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Santiam Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Amity at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Amity knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Santiam Christian likes a good challenge.