The Grant Pacers and the Natomas Nighthawks will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Grant took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Kennedy by a score of 64-51.
Meanwhile, Natomas had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 76-40 win over the Rams. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Rams are ranked 698th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Natomas is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Grant, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Grant strolled past Natomas in their previous matchup back in November of 2014 by a score of 65-48. Does Grant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Natomas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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