After both having extra time off, the Taft Golden Eagles and the Stevenson Ambassadors will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-29, which was the final score in Taft's tilt against Longwood Prep Academy last Thursday. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Stevenson took a blow against South Bronx Prep two weeks ago, falling 74-8. While losing is never fun, the Ambassadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Cougars are ranked 57th).
Stevenson's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Taft, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 3-2.
Taft strolled past Stevenson in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 47-32. Will Taft repeat their success, or does Stevenson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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