In Friday's Canine Competition, Banquete had to take the L. They took a 45-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Taft Greyhounds. The Bulldogs were probably out for revenge after losing 54-45 to them when the teams met back in December of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Taft found their leader in sophomore Krista Amaya, who posted 20 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Amaya has scored at least a third of Taft's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliana Torres, who earned 14 points.
Banquete's defeat dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Taft, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Banquete has already played their next contest (against Orange Grove), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Taft will head out on the road to face off against Odem at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Taft is facing Odem at the right time seeing as Odem is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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