Basketball Recap: Santa Fe Indian Skates Past Corona/Vaughn with Ease

Braves

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 vs Santa Fe Prep	73
12/06/24 vs Taos	42
12/17/24 vs Capital	42
12/19/24 @ Penasco	32
12/21/24 @ Moriarty	32

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Santa Fe Indian on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Corona/Vaughn Cardinals out of the water with a 64-37 final score. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Kassidy Lightfoot and Harper Dunn certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Lightfoot went 8 of 17 en route to 20 points and six boards, while Dunn almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds. Lightfoot continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

Santa Fe Indian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Corona/Vaughn, their loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.

Santa Fe Indian and Silver will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Corona/Vaughn, they and Hot Springs will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Corona/Vaughn's defense has only allowed 29.1 points per game this season, so Hot Springs' offense will have their work cut out for them.