The Reading Blue Devils pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a serious blow against Taft, falling 86-59. While losing is never fun, Reading can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while Taft is ranked 95th).
Jordyn Buchanan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Taft, scoring 24 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Buchanan is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Jay'Quan Bostic was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Reading's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Taft, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
Reading does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Taft will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Archbishop McNicholas at 12:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Taft has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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