Taft lost against London back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Taft Greyhounds took a 56-40 bruising from the London Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1065th, while the Pirates are ranked 327th).
London got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiden Salinas out in front who went 7 for 14 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. Salinas has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ac Carpentier, who went 5 of 12 en route to 13 points along with five assists and five boards.
Taft's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-13. As for London, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
Taft will face off against West Oso at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for London, they will host Odem at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. London will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
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