The Taft Eagles and the Metea Valley Mustangs will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Taft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Schaumburg Christian 85-69 on Friday. The Eagles pushed the score to 69-46 by the end of the third, a deficit the Conquerors cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Naperville North on Friday, taking the game 61-48. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won three in a row.
Taft's victory ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 10-18. As for Metea Valley, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Taft couldn't quite finish off Metea Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 59-57. Will Taft have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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