Taft lost against Woodward back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Taft Senators were outmatched by the Woodward Bulldogs and fell 73-27. While losing is never fun, the Senators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 700th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 347th).
JaKyra Thompson was Taft's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Thompson also led the team in assists with two. DiYannah Wright held things down on the boards with nine rebounds.
Woodward's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Me'Kayla Tate, who went 8 of 14 on her way to 18 points and eight steals. Tate continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shakira Hill, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points in addition to five assists and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Taft and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Woodward, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Taft has already played their next game (against Withrow), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Woodward has already played their next contest, a 59-49 loss against Talawanda on the 18th.
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