Payton College Prep is 2-7 against Taft since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Payton College Prep Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Taft Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Payton College Prep is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Kenwood and fell 89-24. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Broncos are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Taft waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They escaped with a win against the Warriors by the margin of a single free throw, 42-41.
Taft's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15. As for Payton College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Payton College Prep was taken down by Taft 52-24 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Payton College Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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