Redwood and Sanger are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Redwood Rangers will head out to face off against the Sanger Apaches at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Redwood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
Redwood is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since December 9, 2023 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Mission Oak out 45-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rangers have posted against the Hawks since December 3, 2018.
Redwood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayda Barnes out in front who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points plus four steals. Ahriel Madden was another key player, scoring five points plus 12 rebounds and six steals.
Redwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sanger put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Madera South as Sanger made off with a 58-35 win. The Apaches pushed the score to 51-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Stallions cut but never quite recovered from.
The victory got Redwood back to even at 2-2. As for Sanger, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Redwood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sanger in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-57 victory. Will Redwood repeat their success, or does Sanger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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