Laguna Creek was the 69-52 winner over Natomas when they last played one another back in December of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Laguna Creek Cardinals fell just short of the Natomas Nighthawks by a score of 60-58 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 574th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 202nd).
Titus King
| 02/08/25 vs Natomas | 16 |
| 02/03/25 vs Monterey Trail | 10 |
| 02/05/25 @ Cosumnes Oaks | 9 |
| 12/28/24 @ Rancho Buena Vista | 8 |
| 02/07/25 vs Pleasant Grove | 7 |
Despite the loss, Laguna Creek still got an impressive performance from Titus King, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 16 boards. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in rebounds. Jaylan Virgil was another key player, putting up 19 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Natomas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alfred Wilkins, who posted 16 points along with seven boards and five assists. Another player making a difference was Aeron Wallace, who had 12 points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks.
Laguna Creek has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season. As for Natomas, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Laguna Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 87-64 loss against Franklin on the 12th. As for Natomas, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-54 defeat against Casa Roble on the 11th.
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