Basketball Game Preview: Savanna Rebels vs. Los Amigos Lobos

The Savanna Rebels will head out to square off against the Los Amigos Lobos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Savanna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Savanna came up short against Santiago and fell 57-50.

Mathys Rudel

Rebounds (Career)

01/28/25 vs Santiago	18
01/07/25 vs Estancia	17
12/11/24 vs La Quinta	13
12/13/24 vs Esperanza	13
01/17/25 @ Rancho Alamitos	13

Despite their loss, Savanna saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mathys Rudel, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Those 18 boards gave Rudel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joachim Bikoula, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and six rebounds.

Even though they lost, Savanna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 16.4.

Meanwhile, Los Amigos took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 69-42 victory over Santa Fe. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while the Chiefs are ranked 1101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Los Amigos is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Savanna, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.

Savanna won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup on January 14th, slipping by Los Amigos 56-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Savanna since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.