Preview: Natomas Nighthawks vs. Menlo School Knights
After three games on the road, Natomas is heading back home. They will take on the Menlo School Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Natomas has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 837 points over their last 11 matches.
Natomas and Venture Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly Natomas had to settle for second. They took a 78-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Natomas saw an underclassman step up: Aeron Wallace scored 23 points along with six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wallace has scored all season. Manno Jenkins was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
Meanwhile, Menlo School unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to Carmel 57-52. While losing is never fun, Menlo School can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while Carmel is ranked 113th).
Natomas' loss dropped their record down to 23-9. As for Menlo School, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
