Taft was the 86-73 winner over Inglewood when they last played one another back in December of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. The Taft Toreadors received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 76-61 to the Inglewood Sentinels.
Despite the defeat, Taft saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joseph Dickson Jr went 8 for 18 en route to 18 points plus seven assists and five rebounds. Jayden Smith was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took racking up 10 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Taft was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Inglewood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Taft will welcome Foshay at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Foshay's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Inglewood has already played their next matchup (against Taft), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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