The Taft Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Marshall Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Taft and eight for Marshall.
Taft lost 74-53 to O'Connor on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Panthers are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, Marshall came up short against Stevens on Saturday and fell 63-54.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.
Things could have been worse for Taft, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-56 loss to Marshall in their previous matchup back in December of 2025. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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