It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Delano Tigers can now relate to. They took a 51-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Delano has struggled against Taft recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Delano still got an impressive performance from Ibrahim Shuwait, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 39.1% of Delano's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jotham Amodo, who scored eight points.
Taft's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blaine Neudorf led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. Neudorf is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ernie Laulu, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Delano dropped their record down to 20-11 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Taft, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
Delano does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Taft, they will head out on the road to challenge Mendota at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mendota comes in on eight and Taft on four.
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