Basketball Recap: Savanna Skates Past Estancia with Ease

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 @ Estancia	41
12/28/24 vs Cedar Park Christian	34
12/17/24 vs Paramount	29
11/26/24 @ Bolsa Grande	26
01/18/25 vs Loara	23

Savanna won the last time they faced Estancia and things went their way on Friday too. The Savanna Rebels took their matchup with ease, bagging a 78-37 win over the Estancia Eagles. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Savanna's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mathys Rudel led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. Rudel has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Henderson, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points in addition to six steals and five assists.

Savanna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.6 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 15.7.

Savanna is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Estancia, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-20.

Savanna will be playing at home against Santiago at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Savanna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season. As for Estancia, they will head out to challenge Rancho Alamitos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Alamitos also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 51.4 points per game.