Taft lost against Kenwood back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Taft Eagles were dealt a 69-32 loss at the hands of the Kenwood Broncos. 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 286th, while the Broncos are ranked eighth).
| 01/31/25 @ Kenwood | 8 |
| 01/29/25 vs Perspectives Leadership/Technology | 11 |
| 01/24/25 @ Payton College Prep | 11 |
| 01/22/25 vs Westinghouse | 12 |
| 01/20/25 vs Deerfield | 10 |
| 01/18/25 @ Resurrection | 11 |
Taft's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abigail Vancil, who posted three points and eight boards. Vancil has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played.
Icesis Thomas had a dynamite game for Kenwood, going 10 for 16 en route to 22 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. That's the most points Thomas has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ariella Henigan, who scored 11 points along with seven assists and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Taft and nudges their season record down to 10-17. As for Kenwood, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-2.
Taft has already played their next contest (against Kelly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Kenwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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