The Santana Sultans's game on Friday was all tied up 29-29 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to West Hills. Santana has struggled against West Hills recently, as their contest on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Santana's loss came despite strong showings from Jeffrey Van Oostende and Dain Diaz. Van Oostende scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds, while Diaz scored 13 points along with 8 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Michael Mendez, who scored 4 points along with 8 rebounds.
The last time Santana won on the road was back on Wednesday. Having now lost five straight away matches, they've bumped their record down to 3-6. As for West Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Santana is on the road again on Saturday and play against Coronado at 12:00 p.m. on December 9th. Coronado is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. West Hills will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on High Tech CV at 6:00 p.m. on December 19th.
