The Natomas Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christopher Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Natomas' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Natomas walked away with it. They escaped with a win on Tuesday against the Knights by the margin of a single free throw, 62-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Natomas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darius Hemmingway, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Manno Jenkins, who scored ten points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Weed scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Christopher still came out on top. Christopher secured a 60-55 W over Weed.
Natomas pushed their record up to 24-9 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Christopher, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
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