Basketball Recap: Santana Sultans vs. Canyon Hills Rattlers
Santana entered their match against Canyon Hills on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Santana Sultans received a blow as they fell 53-36 to the Canyon Hills Rattlers. The loss continues a trend for the Sultans in their matchups with the Rattlers : they've now lost three in a row.
Santana lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lala Carreno, who scored six points. Another player making a difference was Sam Mora, who scored six points.
Canyon Hills' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lucia Arlotto, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Arlotto a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). London Waggoner was another key player, scoring 11 points in addition to six rebounds and two steals.
The defeat snapped Santana's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Canyon Hills, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
While Santana had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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