Taft has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Mendota Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in California (Taft is ranked 708th, while Mendota is ranked 703rd).
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Taft had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They snuck past the Tigers with a 51-46 victory.
Taft's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Blaine Neudorf, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. Neudorf hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ernie Laulu, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mendota can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Chowchilla as Mendota made off with a 79-56 win. The win was familiar territory for Mendota who now have eight in a row.
Taft's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-10. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Mendota, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
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