The Taft Toreadors will face off against the Birmingham Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Taft is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cleveland on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Taft took a blow against Cleveland, falling 76-47. While losing is never fun, the Toreadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, Birmingham didn't have too much trouble with El Camino Real on Wednesday as they won 59-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Birmingham has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.8 points per game. As for Taft, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Taft was taken down by Birmingham 83-33 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Taft avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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