Sacramento lost against St. Joseph Notre Dame back in January of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Sacramento Dragons fell to the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots 78-73. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Pilots are ranked 128th).
12/14/24 vs St. Joseph Notre Dame | 37 |
12/13/24 vs Las Lomas | 20 |
12/12/24 vs Ygnacio Valley | 27 |
11/29/24 vs Granada | 23 |
11/26/24 @ Fairfield | 27 |
When it comes to explaining why Sacramento lost, don't look at SirMarius Jones. Despite the final result, he went 14 for 29 on his way to 37 points and three steals. Jones' afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shawn Underwood, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 16 points and six steals.
Sacramento has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Sacramento didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-54 win against Natomas on the 18th. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 73-50 victory against Bentley on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps