Basketball Preview: Katella Knights vs. Samueli Academy Firewolves
The Katella Knights will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Samueli Academy Firewolves at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Katella is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.
Katella is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Western by a score of 52-49. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 17-12 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Katella got top-tier performance from Dillon Curtis, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. With that strong performance, Curtis is now averaging an impressive 9.2 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Joseph Damian, who posted 13 points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Katella smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Samueli Academy hadn't done well against Santa Ana Valley recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Thursday. Samueli Academy came out on top against Santa Ana Valley by a score of 40-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Firewolves.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Samueli Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zack Castruita, who earned eight points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Chanelo, who earned ten points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Samueli Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Katella, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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