The Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 61-30 win over Whittell on the road. The win was all the more spectacular given Sacramento Country Day's disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 558th in California, while Whittell is ranked 75th in Nevada).
Sacramento Country Day got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryan Scripps out in front who scored 11 points along with 5 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Byers, who scored 10 points along with 9 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Whittell still got an impressive performance from Zander Lezama-Demazo, who scored 14 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Lezama-Demazo hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Rocky Laremore, who scored 6 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
Sacramento Country Day's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Whittell, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Sacramento Country Day will face off against Mammoth at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mammoth is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling. Whittell will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Carlin at 3:15 p.m. on December 8th. Hopefully Carlin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Friday.
