It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Taft Eagles challenge the Curie Condors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Taft is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Taft came up short against Loyola Academy on Sunday, falling 70-47. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Ramblers are ranked 135th).
Meanwhile, Curie didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Thornton Fractional North on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 56-50 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Condors.
Curie's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Taft was dealt a bruising 84-38 loss at the hands of Curie in their previous matchup back in February of 2016. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Taft was down 46-19.
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