Basketball Preview: El Camino Eagles vs. Natomas Nighthawks
The El Camino Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Natomas Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Natomas took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on El Camino, who comes in off a win.
El Camino saw some tournament action last Saturday. They secured a 66-62 W over Bear River. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
| 12/21/24 vs Bear River | 24 |
| 12/07/24 vs Cordova | 17 |
| 12/10/24 @ Delta | 11 |
| 12/03/24 @ River City | 9 |
| 11/27/23 vs River City | 5 |
Mitchell Stevenson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 24 points. Those 24 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tolu Olotu, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Natomas was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 71-65 to Christian Brothers. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Falcons are ranked 85th).
El Camino will need focus on slowing down Manno Jenkins, one of several Natomas players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 15 en route to 25 points. That was a full 38.5% of Natomas' points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alfred Wilkins, who posted 16 points along with five assists and three steals.
El Camino has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Natomas, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
El Camino came up short against Natomas in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 75-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Natomas' Aeron Wallace, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 22 points and four steals. Now that El Camino knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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