Taft lost against Sotomayor back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Taft Raiders took a blow against the Sotomayor WILDCATS, falling 75-32. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 890th, while the WILDCATS are ranked 117th).
Taft lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Avah Castillo, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Alcy Lavigne, who put up nine points and five rebounds.
Sotomayor's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jah'Dae Bussey, who went 8 of 15 on her way to 26 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Bussey is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Pete, who went 8 of 16 on her way to 19 points along with six boards and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Taft and nudges their season record down to 9-15. As for Sotomayor, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
Taft will take on Harlan in a holiday battle at at 12:30 p.m. on December 21st. Harlan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season. Sotomayor and Warren will compete for holiday cheer at 12:30 p.m. on December 21st. One thing working in Sotomayor's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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