Basketball Recap: Taft Victorious

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Previous 5 Games

01/07/26 - Away	57-21 W
12/27/25 - Neutral	43-23 W
12/11/24 - Away	38-35 W
12/27/23 - Neutral	52-19 W
01/10/23 - Home	46-14 W

Taft won the last time they faced Jones and Gabriela Gonzalez did her part to make sure it happened again. Taft blew past Jones, posting a 57-21 win thanks in part to Gonzalez, who shot 5-for-9 from deep and almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Taft's points.

Jones lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Yasmine Taylor, who posted eight points and five boards. That was a full 38.1% of Jones' points, marking the third time in a row Taylor has earned more than a third of the team's points. Briana Fields-Davis was another key player, putting up three points and six rebounds.

Taft's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Jones, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.

Taft has already played their next game, a 54-48 win against Lane Tech on the 9th. As for Jones, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 32-26 victory against Amundsen on the 9th.