Eagles
| 02/04/25 vs Kelly | 69 |
| 12/13/24 vs Morgan Park | 62 |
| 12/07/24 @ Niles West | 52 |
| 11/19/24 vs Lakes | 52 |
| 01/24/25 @ Payton College Prep | 51 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taft). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 69-4 victory over the Kelly Trojans. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-2.
Gabriela Gonzalez was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double with 15 points, ten assists, and ten steals. Taft is 3-1 when Gonzalez posts five or more steals, but 8-16 otherwise. Jalisa Ross was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to eight steals and five rebounds.
Taft smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.7 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.2.
Taft's win bumped their record up to 11-17. As for Kelly, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.
Taft has already played their next matchup, a 40-38 defeat against Orr on the 6th. As for Kelly, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 32-24 loss against Juarez on the 6th.
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