It was a proper cat-fight when Taylor challenged Crooms Academy on Monday. The Taylor Wildcats simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Crooms Academy Panthers 59-23. The Wildcats pushed the score to 41-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Taylor to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mackenzie Sanchez, who posted 12 points. Nevaeh Armstrong was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Crooms Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Akilah Manley, who had nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassidy Read, who put up six points.
Taylor's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Crooms Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Taylor wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 44-34 loss against First Academy on the 10th. As for Crooms Academy, they will square off against Warner Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Crooms Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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