If Taft was riding high off their 5-0 takedown of Northside last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Taft Eagles fell 2-0 to the Payton College Prep Grizzlies on Thursday. Taft has not had much luck with Payton College Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 9-8-1. As for Payton College Prep, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6-1.
Taft will be playing in front of their home fans against Resurrection at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Taft will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. As for Payton College Prep, they will head out on the road to square off against Lane Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lane Techpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Payton College Prep in Illinois (Lane Tech is ranked seventh, while Payton College Prep is ranked 55th).
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