Basketball Game Preview: Notre Dame (SO) Knights vs. Santa Margarita Eagles

By Team Reports Mar 2, 2024, 10:11am

Preview: Notre Dame (SO) Knights vs. Santa Margarita Eagles

The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Santa Margarita Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

With a playoff game on the line, Notre Dame (SO) rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Dons by a score of 71-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Notre Dame (SO) got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amia Witt out in front who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Witt hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. Natalie Villamor was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds.

Hamilton typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Santa Margarita proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-44 win over the Yankees. That's two games straight that Santa Margarita has won by exactly two points.

Notre Dame (SO) is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 21-13 record this season. As for Santa Margarita, they pushed their record up to 21-12 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

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