Basketball Recap: Sotomayor Piles Up the Points Against Taft

WILDCATS

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 @ Stevens	73
12/14/24 vs Taft	43
12/06/24 vs Holmes	22
12/04/24 @ Marshall	22
11/30/24 @ Wagner	-11

Sotomayor won the last time they faced Taft and things went their way on Saturday too. The Sotomayor WILDCATS breezed by the Taft Raiders to the tune of 75-32. The WILDCATS have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.

Sotomayor's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jah'Dae Bussey, who went 8 of 15 on her way to 26 points along with six boards and four steals. Bussey has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Pete, who went 8 of 16 en route to 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists.

Sotomayor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January.

Taft lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Avah Castillo, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alcy Lavigne, who put up nine points and five rebounds.

Sotomayor's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Taft, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-15.

Sotomayor will venture away from home to face off against Warren at 12:30 p.m. on December 21st. Warren will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Sotomayor surely won't give up without a fight. As for Taft, they will host Harlan at 12:30 p.m. on December 21st. Harlan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.