The San Diego Vaqueros will challenge the Taft Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Diego will be strutting in after a win while Taft will be coming in after a defeat.
San Diego took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They blew past Falfurrias 80-15. The Vaqueros have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Taft played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 80-14 loss at the hands of West Oso. The game marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
San Diego will need to focus on slowing down Aliana Torres, one of several Taft players who made an impact when they last played. She posted five points. Torres has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Ansleigh Solis was another key player, putting up no points and seven boards.
San Diego has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points over those games. As for Taft, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-14.
Everything came up roses for San Diego against Taft when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-28 victory. Will San Diego repeat their success, or does Taft have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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