Taylor has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 85-44 loss at the hands of the Deltona Wolves. The Wildcats lost against the Wolves in their previous head to head back in December of 2016, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 97-24 score last time.
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Despite the loss, Taylor still got an impressive performance from James Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. Thomas has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 20 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew North, who posted six points.
Even though they lost, Taylor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive matchups.
Taylor's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Deltona, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-16.
Taylor won't have much time to rest: their next game is against St. John Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Taylor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season. As for Deltona, they will square off against Jones on Monday. Deltona is facing Jones at the right time seeing as Jones is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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