Payton College Prep is 8-0 against Taft since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Payton College Prep Grizzlies will face off against the Taft Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Payton College Prep is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Payton College Prep is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lane Tech just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Champions by a score of 2-1. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Champions recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Payton College Prep started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Taft was able to grind out a solid victory over Westinghouse on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Taft easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-21.
Payton College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Taft, their win bumped their record up to 8-14.
Payton College Prep beat Taft 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Payton College Prep repeat their success, or does Taft have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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