Basketball Recap: Natomas Drops Season-High Score on Rio Linda

Nighthawks

Team Score

01/30/25 @ Rio Linda	91
01/24/25 vs Sutter	90
01/07/25 vs Rio Linda	90
01/20/25 vs Fremont	82
12/03/24 @ Rocklin	80

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Natomas). They blew past the Rio Linda Knights, posting a 91-36 win. The Nighthawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Natomas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aeron Wallace led the charge by putting up 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Kinara Herron also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Natomas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points per game. As for Rio Linda, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.

Natomas and Dixon will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Natomas will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak. As for Rio Linda, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Casa Roble at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Casa Roble's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.