Taft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Brennan Bears 82-36. 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 853rd, while the Bears are ranked 80th).
Despite the loss, Taft still got an impressive performance from Amariya Scallion Warfield, who posted five points in addition to ten rebounds and three blocks.
Brennan was led to victory by Janea Walls and Bella Flemings. Walls went 8 of 14 on her way to 22 points along with seven assists and three steals, while Flemings went 7 of 14 en route to 22 points along with five assists and five boards. Walls is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Synariea Snow, who had ten points and seven rebounds.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Brennan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Taft will be playing in front of their home fans against O'Connor at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. O'Connor will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Taft surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brennan, they will venture away from home to square off against Warren at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Brennan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season.
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