Basketball Recap: Taft Piles Up the Points Against Santiam Christian

Tigers

Previous 4 Games

02/03/25 vs Santiam Christian	59-29
01/31/25 @ Blanchet Catholic	55-20
01/29/25 vs Sheridan	44-40
01/27/25 vs Scio	47-36

Taft waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 59-29 victory over the Santiam Christian Eagles. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 48-21 back in January.

Taft pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Santiam Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Taft Tigers duke it out with the Jefferson Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Taft surely won't give up without a fight. Santiam Christian has already played their next game (against Scio), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.