Basketball Recap: Sacramento Skates Past Rodriguez with Ease

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 vs Fowler	45
12/20/24 @ Johnson	39
02/07/25 @ Fortune Early College	33
12/30/24 vs McDermitt	33
12/16/24 @ Rosemont	33

Sacramento won the last time they faced Rodriguez and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Sacramento Dragons blew past the Rodriguez Mustangs, posting a 57-29 victory. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 24 points or more this season.

La Ne Dunn continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a triple-double with 25 points, 16 rebounds, and nine steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 19 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mikayla Lake, who posted five points and seven rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why Rodriguez lost, don't look at Mia Marquez. Despite the final result, she had 17 points. That was a full 58.6% of Rodriguez's points, marking the 18th time in a row Marquez has scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Williams, who earned seven points.

Sacramento is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Rodriguez, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.

Sacramento has already played their next matchup, a 47-41 defeat against Pioneer on the 14th. As for Rodriguez, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 81-22 loss against Vanden on the 13th.