The Whittier Christian Heralds will head out to square off against the Savanna Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Whittier Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They secured a 58-52 W over Maranatha. The Heralds pushed the score to 49-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Minutemen cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Savanna came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Sentinels with points to spare, taking the game 52-35. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Sentinels are ranked 842nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whittier Christian pushed their record up to 8-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Savanna, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Whittier Christian couldn't quite finish off Savanna when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 36-33. Can Whittier Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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