Taft lost to Compton back in January of 2016, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Taft Toreadors took their matchup with ease, bagging a 98-60 victory over the Compton Tarbabes. The Toreadors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Leading Taft to victory were Joseph Dickson Jr and Jayden Thomas. Dickson Jr dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten assists, while Thomas went 9 for 11 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds. Thomas is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. Justin Gooden was another key player, earning nine points.
Taft was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.4 points per game. As for Compton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Taft will challenge San Diego at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Taft's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. As for Compton, they will venture away from home to face off against Downey at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Downey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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