Savanna won the last time they faced Loara and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Savanna Rebels snuck past the Loara Saxons with a 47-43 win. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Saxons are ranked 749th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loara's loss came despite strong showings from Sophia Rangel and Angela Ngo. Rangel dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Ngo went 7 for 16 on her way to 19 points and eight boards. The dominant performance also gave Rangel a new career-high in assists (eight). Another player making a difference was Dulce Espinoza, who posted eight points.
Savanna has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Loara, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
Savanna didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-24 victory against Anaheim on the 31st. As for Loara, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-28 win against Magnolia on the 31st.
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