The Taft Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the O'Connor Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Taft has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while O'Connor will arrive with three straight victories.
Taft is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Brennan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Taft came up short against Brennan, falling 52-32. 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 865th, while the Bears are ranked 74th).
Meanwhile, O'Connor hadn't done well against Stevens recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. O'Connor blew past Stevens, posting a 60-11 win. That looming 60-11 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
O'Connor is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-24.
Taft suffered a grim 70-47 defeat to O'Connor in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of O'Connor's Casey Chavez, who dropped a double-double on 41 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Taft knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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