Having just played yesterday, the Cedar Park Christian Eagles will jump right back in to play the Savanna Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cedar Park Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 52-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Samueli Academy. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Savanna came up short against Valley Christian on Saturday and fell 64-53.
Cedar Park Christian will need focus on slowing down Samejay Thomas, one of several Savanna players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 10 on his way to 12 points and three steals. Thomas is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Mathys Rudel was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Savanna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matches.
Savanna has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Cedar Park Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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