Taft lost against Lane Tech back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Taft Eagles had to suffer through a 76-49 loss at the hands of the Lane Tech Champions. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Champions are ranked 50th).
Dalton Scantlebury continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lane Tech, going 11 of 15 en route to 27 points and seven boards. Those 27 points gave Scantlebury a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matthew Szafoni, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Taft's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Lane Tech, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-9.
Taft will challenge Westinghouse at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Taft is facing Westinghouse at the right time seeing as Westinghouse is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lane Tech, they will take on Lindblom at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lane Tech knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Lindblom likes a good challenge.
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