The Taft Senators will venture away from home to square off against the Ponitz Career Tech Golden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Taft's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Taft took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past Linden-McKinley 92-53. Given the Senators' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked 635th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ponitz Career Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Dunbar, falling 70-41.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Ponitz Career Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Everything went Taft's way against Ponitz Career Tech in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Taft made off with an 88-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taft since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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