It was a proper cat-fight when Jefferson took on Taft on Wednesday. The Jefferson Lions had to suffer through a 65-38 loss at the hands of the Taft Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Tigers are ranked 30th).
This is the second loss in a row for Jefferson and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Taft, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-3.
Jefferson will square off against Amity at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Amity knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Jefferson likes a good challenge. As for Taft, they will challenge Corbett at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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