The Delano Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Taft Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Delano rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Pirates 56-53.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Delano to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ibrahim Shuwait, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 20 rebounds. Shuwait hasn't dropped below 19 points for seven straight games. Jotham Amodo was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.
Meanwhile, Taft entered their tilt with Bishop Union with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Taft came out on top against Bishop Union by a score of 49-40 on Tuesday.
Delano pushed their record up to 20-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Taft, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Delano came up short against Taft in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 56-45. Can Delano avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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