Granite Hills waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Santana Sultans, posting a 73-46 win. That looming 73-46 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
01/28/25 vs Santana | 12 |
01/24/25 vs Valhalla | 20 |
01/21/25 vs El Cajon Valley | 24 |
01/17/25 @ Grossmont | 12 |
01/14/25 @ West Hills | 12 |
Granite Hills had a senior duo take command as Lathan Fry dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards and Andre Dankha almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Fry is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least ten every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jasen Hughes, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
Granite Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Granite Hills has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Santana, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Granite Hills has already played their next game (against West Hills), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Santana will head out on the road to challenge Valhalla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valhalla knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Santana likes a good challenge.
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