Basketball Preview: Santa Fe Chiefs vs. Mountain View Vikings
The Santa Fe Chiefs will challenge the Mountain View Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Fe has five straight victories, Mountain View has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Santa Fe didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 62-6 win over El Monte. With that victory, the Chiefs brought their scoring average up to 51 points per game.
Santa Fe found their leader in sophomore Roxy Beltran, who scored 11 points along with three steals. Victoria Herrera was another key player, posting six points.
Santa Fe was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain View and Bishop Amat met for a duel last Tuesday where Mountain View had to take the L. Mountain View was outmatched by Bishop Amat at home and fell 66-9. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-6.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Santa Fe, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Santa Fe against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in December of 2014, as the team secured a 54-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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