It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Taft Wildcats had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 45-18 victory over the Crusaders at home. Winning may never get old, but Taft sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Taft's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taira Leota led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Leota has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Alaysia Taylor was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Immanuel Christian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Taft does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Immanuel Christian also has no future games currently scheduled.
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