The Santana Sultans lost against the West Hills Wolf Pack back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Santana opened the new year with a less-than-successful 55-47 loss to West Hills. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Santana in their matchups with West Hills: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Santana still got an impressive performance from Jeffrey Van Oostende, who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was AJ Kane, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Vince Hillman, who scored 19 points. Hillman hasn't dropped below 15points for eight straight games. Ethan Shaw was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Santana's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for West Hills, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12.
Santana and Monte Vista will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Monte Vista is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games. As for West Hills, West Hills and Granite Hills will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
