Hughes hasn't had much luck against Taft recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Hughes BIG RED will be home for the holidays to greet the Taft Senators at 7:30 p.m. Hughes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.
Hughes is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Archbishop Moeller on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hughes came up short against Archbishop Moeller, falling 69-45. The BIG RED were down 53-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite their defeat, Hughes saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. LeShawn Hill, who posted 15 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Englemen, who put up 13 points.
Meanwhile, Taft came up short against Newport Central Catholic on Saturday and fell 76-64.
Hughes' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Taft, they now have a losing record at 0-1.
Hughes came up short against Taft in their previous meeting back in February, falling 79-68. Can Hughes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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