If Sacramento Country Day was feeling good fresh off their 44-22 takedown of Mammoth last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Sacramento Waldorf Waves an easy 49-29 win. The Cavaliers lost against the Waves in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 64-21 score last time.
Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Riley Ruttan, who posted eight points in addition to seven boards and five blocks. Sacramento Country Day is 2-1 when Ruttan posts five or more blocks, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ekram Thiarra, who put up nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacramento Waldorf to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malachi Miranda, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, Miranda is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Liam Mason Melberg, who posted 13 points.
Sacramento Country Day has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Sacramento Waldorf, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Sacramento Country Day didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-47 defeat against Trinity Christian on the 20th. As for Sacramento Waldorf, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 57-32 loss against Elite on the 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
