Basketball Recap: Mcfarland's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 2:02pm

Basketball Recap: McFarland Cougars vs. Taft Wildcats

Cougars

Previous Games

01/07/25 @ Taft76-59
12/21/24 vs Summit Charter Collegiate Academy80-46
12/20/24 vs Kings Christian77-65
12/19/24 vs Granite Hills77-58
12/18/24 vs Wonderful College Prep Academy85-26
+ 3 more games

McFarland hadn't done well against Taft recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The McFarland Cougars took down the Taft Wildcats 76-59. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on eight straight.

When it comes to explaining why Taft lost, don't look at Nick Andrade. Despite the final result, he posted 16 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ernie Laulu, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.

McFarland has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for Taft, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-8.

McFarland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-62 victory against Kennedy on the 9th. Taft has also already played their next match, a 58-52 win against Chavez on the 9th.

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