Loara played a tough matchup on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Savanna Rebels, falling 84-61. While losing is never fun, the Saxons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1172nd, while the Rebels are ranked 515th).
Savanna's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joachim Bikoula, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Bikoula a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Damarian Wright, who went 10 of 14 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Loara and nudges their season record down to 5-16. As for Savanna, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Loara has already played their next game (against Western), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Savanna will head out on the road to face off against Estancia at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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