Dixon was the 60-43 winner over Natomas when they last played one another back in January of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Dixon Rams were outmatched by the Natomas Nighthawks and fell 76-40. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 698th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 245th).
Natomas was led to victory by Aeron Wallace and Manno Jenkins. Wallace went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points along with five assists and five boards, while Jenkins went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points and five assists. Jenkins' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Villanueva, who posted nine points and three steals.
Dixon has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Natomas, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Dixon will welcome Sutter at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Natomas, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-53 win against Grant on the 11th.
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