On Saturday, the Natomas Nighthawks were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 77-72 to the Rio Americano Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (69), the Nighthawks still had to take the loss.
| 11/30/24 vs Rio Americano | 23 |
| 11/29/24 vs Inderkum | 24 |
| 11/22/24 @ Burbank | 24 |
| 03/02/24 vs Monterey | 26 |
| 02/29/24 vs Christopher | 19 |
When it comes to explaining why Natomas lost, don't look at Manno Jenkins. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 15 en route to 23 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Jenkins is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 19 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aeron Wallace, who posted 17 points.
Ian Engh went supernova for Rio Americano, going 9 of 15 on his way to 34 points. The dominant performance gave Engh a new career-high in points. Anthony Taylor was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Natomas now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Rio Americano, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Natomas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 80-79 victory against Rocklin on the 3rd. As for Rio Americano, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-57 win against Twelve Bridges on the 3rd.
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