The Taft Wildcats couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They suffered a  tough 43-20 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame  on Thursday. Taft was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at  23-3.
 Despite the loss, Taft still got an impressive performance from   Shelby Gregory, who  scored 7 points.
 Taft's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Notre Dame, they now  have a winning record of 2-1.
 Taft won't have much time to rest: their next  match is against Cabrillo at 5:00  p.m.  on December 1st. Hopefully Cabrillo focused on turnovers this week  since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. Notre Dame's road trip will continue as they head out to face Santa Maria at 6:30  p.m.  on December 1st.