The Sunset Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Edison Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sunset is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
Sunset took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They breezed by Archimedean to the tune of 78-48. The Knights pushed the score to 65-33 by the end of the third, a deficit Archimedean cut but never quite recovered from.
| 01/21/25 vs Archimedean | 21 |
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It was another big night for Brandon Luis, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 21 points in addition to six assists and four steals. His evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Clarke, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points along with five boards and three steals.
Luis wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Sunset was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edison). They skirted past Killian 61-58. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Red Raiders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Sunset better focus on containing Jean Viterlens Joseph and Steven Juarez as the pair were huge in Edison's win. Joseph almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, while Juarez went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points. Joseph is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Issaiah Nonomme was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 10 points and three steals.
Sunset now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Edison, their win ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.
Sunset strolled past Edison when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 52-38. Does Sunset have another victory up their sleeve, or will Edison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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