The Savanna Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Santiago Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Savanna has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 216 points over their last three games.
Savanna will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Estancia, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Savanna blew past Estancia 71-51 on Tuesday. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/07/25 vs Estancia | 17 |
| 12/13/24 vs Esperanza | 13 |
| 12/11/24 vs La Quinta | 13 |
| 11/20/24 @ Kennedy | 10 |
| 12/21/24 @ Valley Christian | 8 |
Savanna's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Branden Ellis, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 27 points, and Mathys Rudel, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 17 boards. Those 17 rebounds gave Rudel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Henderson, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Savanna was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 6 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 5.6.
Meanwhile, Santiago came up short against Los Amigos on Tuesday and fell 60-49. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Savanna is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.8 points. As for Santiago, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Savanna came up short against Santiago in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 75-67. Can Savanna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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