Basketball Recap: Granada Hills Charter Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Granada Hills Charter, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against the Taft Toreadors by a score of 47-38 on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Highlanders: when they faced off against the Toreadors back in January, they had to take a 49-47 loss.

Joseph Dickson Jr and Jayden Thomas certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Dickson Jr posted 14 points, while Thomas earned six points along with five boards and three steals. Dickson Jr has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.

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Previous Games

02/14/25 - Home	47-38 W
01/29/25 - Away	47-49 L
01/24/24 - Home	39-27 W
01/10/24 - Away	57-47 W
01/27/23 - Home	54-72 L
+ 5 more games

Granada Hills Charter now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Taft, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season.

Granada Hills Charter will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Arleta at 7:00 p.m. Arleta knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Granada Hills Charter likes a good challenge. As for Taft, they will be playing at home against Narbonne at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Taft is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season.