The Savanna Rebels are taking a road trip to square off against the Estancia Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Savanna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Savanna took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 84-61 margin over Loara. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Saxons are ranked 1172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joachim Bikoula
| 01/18/25 vs Loara | 14 |
| 12/21/24 @ Valley Christian | 11 |
| 01/10/25 @ Santiago | 10 |
| 12/17/24 vs Paramount | 10 |
| 01/17/25 @ Rancho Alamitos | 9 |
Savanna's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joachim Bikoula, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Bikoula a new career-high in boards. Damarian Wright was another key player, going 10 of 14 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds.
Savanna was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.3 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.6.
Meanwhile, Estancia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 51-38 to Santiago.
Savanna's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 18.2 points. As for Estancia, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19.
Savanna took their win against Estancia in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 71-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Savanna since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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