Taft is 1-9 against Aransas Pass since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Taft Greyhounds will square off against the Aransas Pass Panthers at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Taft will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Mathis, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Taft sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 48-46 win over Mathis on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Meanwhile, Aransas Pass entered their tilt with George West on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They escaped with a win against the Longhorns by the margin of a single free throw, 53-52.
Taft's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Aransas Pass, their win bumped their record up to 17-11.
Taft was taken down by Aransas Pass 82-54 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Taft was down 48-25.
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