The Taft Toreadors will head out to face off against the Village Christian Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Taft knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Village Christian likes a good challenge.
Taft's tournament run continued when they took on Long Beach Poly on Monday. Taft fell to Long Beach Poly 60-56. 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 325th, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Village Christian, as they earned their first road win of the season. They strolled past Oak Park with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 76-57. The Crusaders pushed the score to 63-41 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Village Christian's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Taft strolled past Village Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2015 by a score of 76-61. Will Taft repeat their success, or does Village Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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