Two dominant guards in Coleman Atwater and Luke Zuffelato are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Davis Darts and the Santa Barbara Dons will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Davis comes in on three and Santa Barbara on four.
Davis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Canyon, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Davis was ranked third). Davis came out on top in a nail-biter against Canyon on Friday, sneaking past 56-53.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Davis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jt Turley, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and three steals. Bode Sparrow was another key player, putting up ten points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Davis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Santa Barbara's way against Cesar Chavez on Friday as Santa Barbara made off with a 73-47 win. The Dons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 24 points or more this season.
Santa Barbara has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.9 points per game. As for Davis, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
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