The Taft Senators came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged Aiken out 70-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Taft has posted since December 21, 2023.
Jay'Quan Bostic was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points and 3 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Buchanan, who scored 12 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Aiken lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being James Burnett, who scored 15 points along with three steals. Burnett hasn't dropped below 15 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Arnold, who scored 13 points along with eight assists and three steals.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Aiken, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
Taft is on the road again on Saturday and plays Roger Bacon at 12:30 p.m. on February 24th. Roger Bacon will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 548th, while Taft is ranked 95th). As for Aiken, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Northwest at 7:30 p.m. on February 17th. Aiken knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Northwest likes a good challenge.
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