Basketball Preview: Taylor Ducks vs. McCallum Knights
Taylor is 5-0 against McCallum since December of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Taylor Ducks will face off against the McCallum Knights at 7:00 p.m. Taylor is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Taylor will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Monday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Westlake on the road and fell 57-17. While losing is never fun, the Ducks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 668th, while the Chaparrals are ranked 54th).
Despite the loss, Taylor saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tiana Candee scored two points plus ten rebounds and two blocks. Candee is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games she's played.
Meanwhile, McCallum and St. Stephen's Episcopal met for a duel on Tuesday where McCallum prevailed. McCallum narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Stephen's Episcopal 52-49. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
Taylor's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for McCallum, their win bumped their record up to 2-8.
Everything went Taylor's way against McCallum in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, as Taylor made off with a 49-29 victory. Does Taylor have another victory up their sleeve, or will McCallum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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