After flying high against Lampasas last Wednesday, Taylor came back down to earth. The Taylor Ducks fell 42-35 to the Jarrell Cougars on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Ducks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 544th, while the Cougars are ranked 255th).
| 01/24/25 vs Jarrell | 4 |
| 01/22/25 vs Lampasas | 5 |
| 01/17/25 vs Salado | 6 |
| 01/14/25 @ Marble Falls | 4 |
| 01/10/25 vs Burnet | 3 |
Taylor's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sophia Fisher, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards, and Tiana Candee, who posted seven points and 13 rebounds. Fisher has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played.
Jarrell found their leader in sophomore Aniya Taylor, who went 9 for 20 en route to 24 points. Erica Taylor was another key player, putting up seven points and nine boards.
The defeat snapped Taylor's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-17 record. As for Jarrell, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
Taylor will challenge Burnet at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Burnet will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Taylor surely won't give up without a fight. As for Jarrell, they will square off against Lampasas at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jarrell is facing Lampasas at the right time seeing as Lampasas is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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