The Taft Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Taft will be strutting in after a victory while Rolling Meadows will be coming in after a defeat.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Taft and Amundsen, and Taft kept the tradition alive. The Eagles blew past the Vikings 63-31 on Wednesday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Rolling Meadows has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. The matchup between the Mustangs and Hersey didn't end well, with the Mustangs falling 48-31. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Huskies are ranked 17th).
Taft has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points over those games. As for Rolling Meadows, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
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