Even though the Milford Scarlet Hawks scored an imposing 62 points on Wednesday, the Taunton Tigers still came out on top. Taunton walked away with a 72-62 win over Milford. For Taunton, this counts as revenge for the 81-73 loss Milford walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Milford's loss came despite strong showings from CJ Farrell and Andrew Rivera. Farrell scored 25 points along with eight rebounds, while Rivera dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Farrell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Ballard, who scored seven points.
Taunton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Milford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taunton is on the road again on Friday and plays King Philip Regional at 6:30 p.m. on February 16th. Taunton has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,249 points over their last 18 matchups. As for Milford, they will head out on the road to face off against Franklin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Milford surely won't give up without a fight.
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