Basketball Recap: Santa Fe Takes Down Ranked St. Michael's

Demons

Previous 3 Games

01/18/25 vs St. Michael's	72-71
01/16/25 @ Espanola Valley	69-66
01/09/25 vs Pojoaque Valley	60-45

On Saturday, Santa Fe faced St. Michael in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Santa Fe Demons escaped with a win against the St. Michael's Horsemen by the margin of a single free throw, 72-71. Winning may never get old, but the Demons sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Santa Fe has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for St. Michael's, they moved to 12-4 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.

Santa Fe will square off against Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Capital likes a good challenge. As for St. Michael's, they will face off against Academy for Technology and The Classics at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Michael's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Academy for Technology and The Classics likes a good challenge.