Two dominant guards in Manno Jenkins and Jaylan Virgil are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Natomas Nighthawks just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Natomas is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Natomas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Woodland, posting a 100-26 victory. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Wolves are ranked 1011th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek suffered their closest loss since November 27, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Pleasant Grove by a score of 71-68.
Natomas pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.3 points. As for Laguna Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.
Natomas ended up a good deal behind Laguna Creek in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, losing 69-52. Thankfully for Natomas, Ryan Reed (who went 8 of 15 on his way to 16 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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