Odem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 71-19 loss at the hands of the Taft Greyhounds. The Owls lost against the Greyhounds in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 50-20 score last time.
Harper Dredla was Odem's leading scorer, having posted five points. Summer Emerson held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Taft to victory, but perhaps none more so than Krista Amaya, who went 11 for 21 on her way to 26 points in addition to eight steals and six assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Amaya has scored at least a third of Taft's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliana Torres, who posted 21 points and four steals.
Odem's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Taft, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing London the next time they take the court. Taft will head out to face London at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while Odem will host them at 6:15 p.m. on January 10th.
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