The Taft Greyhounds entered their tilt with Varsity Opponent with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Taft took their match at home on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 80-20 victory over Varsity Opponent. For Taft, this counts as revenge for the 74-73 defeat Varsity Opponent walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Taft to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Villalobos, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Villalobos' ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gilbert Hinojosa, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
Taft's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Varsity Opponent, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 177-665-6.
Taft will head out on the road to face off against Banquete at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Banquete is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. Varsity Opponent will be home for the holidays to greet Anthem Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Anthem Prep has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 437 points over their last six matches.
