The Natomas Nighthawks will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Christian Brothers Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Natomas took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Willow Glen with a 62-56 win. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Rams are ranked 646th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/20/24 vs Willow Glen | 32 |
| 12/18/24 @ Sacramento | 20 |
| 12/13/24 vs Reed | 20 |
| 12/12/24 vs Vista del Lago | 25 |
| 12/10/24 @ Marysville | 16 |
Manno Jenkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 13 of 26 on his way to 32 points along with seven boards and seven steals. His evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aeron Wallace, who posted 12 points.
Natomas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers entered their tilt with Gulliver Prep on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 55-51 victory over the Raiders.
Natomas' win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Christian Brothers, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Natomas suffered a grim 71-47 defeat to Christian Brothers in their previous meeting back in December of 2014. Can Natomas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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