Basketball Recap: Sanger West Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games
By Team Reports
Jan 17, 2025, 11:00am
Basketball Recap: Sanger West Hornets vs. Sunnyside Wildcats
The third road matchup was the charm for Sanger West, as they earned their first road win of the season. They walked away with a 43-36 win over the Sunnyside Wildcats on Tuesday. For the Hornets, this counts as revenge for the 49-25 victory the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Sanger West's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aleja Reed, who posted six points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. That's the most steals Reed has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Soha Khan, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards.

Hornets
01/14/25 @ Sunnyside | 43-36 |
01/09/25 vs Justin Garza | 53-35 |
Sanger West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 21 consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Sunnyside still got an impressive performance from Ruby Cartwright, who went 9 for 14 en route to 19 points in addition to eight steals and six rebounds. That was a full 52.8% of Sunnyside's points, marking the 12th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Tamia Monia was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.
Sanger West is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Sunnyside, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-12.
Sanger West has already played their next matchup, a 33-27 defeat against Madera South on the 16th. As for Sunnyside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-23 win against Madera on the 16th.
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