Roger Bacon was the 52-40 winner over Taylor when they last played one another back in February of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Roger Bacon Spartans were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 53-52 to the Taylor Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 466th in Ohio, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 128th in Ohio).
Roger Bacon's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-14. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Taylor, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Taylor beat Roger Bacon by a score of 53-52 later that day.
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