Sultana hasn't had much luck against Santiago recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sultana Sultans will challenge the Santiago Sharks at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Sultana is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kaiser on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sultana lost 63-39 to Kaiser. The game marked the Sultans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
| 12/05/24 @ Kaiser | 18 |
| 12/03/24 @ Citrus Valley | 24 |
| 11/25/24 @ Big Bear | 18 |
Despite the defeat, Sultana got top-tier performance from Kenyon Peters, who posted 18 points. Peters' 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 Chisom Otuechere, who had eight points and five rebounds.
Santiago has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 69-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grand Terrace. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (62), the Sharks still had to take the loss.
Sultana's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Santiago, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Sultana came up short against Santiago when the teams last played back in December of 2019, falling 56-43. Can Sultana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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