Basketball Game Preview: Silver Fighting Colts vs. Santa Teresa Desert Warriors

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Previous Games

02/28/24 - Home	52-18 W
02/15/24 - Away	42-16 W
02/05/24 - Home	50-23 W
02/10/23 - Home	44-25 W
01/31/23 - Away	42-26 W
+ 5 more games

Silver is 10-0 against Santa Teresa since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Silver Fighting Colts are taking a road trip to face off against the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Silver is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

Silver will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 40) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Pima 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fighting Colts have posted since December 23, 2024.

Meanwhile, Santa Teresa earned a 48-36 victory over Hatch Valley on Saturday.

Silver is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Santa Teresa, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.

Everything came up roses for Silver against Santa Teresa when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 52-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.