Taft saw some tournament action on Friday. They lost to the Servite Friars on the road by a 58-43 margin. 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 453rd, while the Friars are ranked 162nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Servite to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryson Taiulu Allen, who went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points along with seven assists and seven boards. That's the most rebounds Taiulu Allen has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Schutt, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Taft has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Servite, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Taft didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-47 defeat against Verbum Dei Jesuit on the 28th. As for Servite, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-44 win against Mater Academy East Las Vegas on the 28th.
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