If Sandoval was feeling good fresh off their 44-10 takedown of First Baptist Academy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sandoval Blackhawks took a blow against the Nokomis Redskins on Friday, falling 61-33. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Redskins are ranked 147th).
Nokomis got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Natalie Brownback out in front who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Tarter, who posted 12 points and five steals.
Sandoval's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for Nokomis, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
Sandoval didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-20 loss against Ramsey on the 21st. As for Nokomis, they will head out on the road to take on Lincolnwood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nokomis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season.
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