A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats face off against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Delano took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Taft, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Taft's way against Wasco as Taft made off with a 70-47 victory.
Meanwhile, Delano ended up a good deal behind McFarland on Thursday and lost 78-60. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1214th, while the Cougars are ranked 489th).
Taft will have to keep a close watch on Jotham Amodo and RG Garcia, a pair of players who had a big impact on Delano's prior game. Amodo posted 22 points along with seven rebounds and five assists, while Garcia dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 boards. Those 23 points gave Garcia a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Torres, who put up nine points.
Even though they lost, Delano was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Taft now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Delano, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Taft strolled past Delano in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 56-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taft since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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