A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals face off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Orosi came up short against Lindsay and fell 54-42. Orosi has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Taft had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 50-38 win over the Tigers.
Taft had a senior duo take command as Shelby Gregory went 10-for-25 on her way to 25 points along with eight rebounds and four steals and Taira Leota dropped a double-double with 13 points and 13 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gregory has scored at least a third of Taft's points.
Taft smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Taft's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points over those games. As for Orosi, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
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