After flying high against Holmes last Saturday, Taft came back down to earth. The Taft Raiders took a 70-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stevens Falcons on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost four in a row.
Stevens' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Richard Guerra led the charge by going 5 for 7 en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Cesar Roman, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 6-21. As for Stevens, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-12.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Warren the next time they take the court. Stevens will host Warren at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Taft will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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