Basketball Preview: Taft Toreadors vs. Inglewood Sentinels
The Taft Toreadors will square off against the Inglewood Sentinels at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Taft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 78-61 win over Math & Science College Preparatory on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Toreadors.
Meanwhile, Inglewood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Clovis West on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 76-71 victory.
Parker Jefferson went supernova for Inglewood, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 12 rebounds. Jefferson is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Andre Nickerson, who earned 11 points along with two steals.
Taft now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Inglewood, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Taft was able to grind out a solid victory over Inglewood when the teams last played back in December of 2017, winning 86-73. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taft since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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