The Sandoval Blackhawks will head out on the road to take on the Waltonville Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sandoval is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.7 points per game this season.
Sandoval will head out to face Waltonville after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Sandoval took a 64-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Red Hill. The Blackhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Sandoval had strong showings from Drew Gore, who posted 18 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals, and Quentin Heinzman, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Gore is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Hoffman, who posted seven points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Waltonville put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Meridian by a score of 65-53.
Sandoval's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Waltonville, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Things could have been worse for Sandoval, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-55 loss to Waltonville when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Waltonville's Gage Peterson, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 19 rebounds. Now that Sandoval knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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