Basketball Game Preview: West Las Vegas Dons vs. Santa Fe Indian Braves

By Team Reports Feb 28, 2024, 2:11am

Preview: West Las Vegas Dons vs. Santa Fe Indian Braves

West Las Vegas is 2-8 against Santa Fe Indian since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Las Vegas Dons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 6:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (West Las Vegas is ranked 49th, while Santa Fe Indian is ranked 41st).

Last Friday, West Las Vegas was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-53 to Robertson.

West Las Vegas' loss came about despite a quality game from Alexis Pacheco, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Pacheco hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyra Horner, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.

Meanwhile, Santa Fe Indian had just enough and edged St. Michael's out 39-37 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Santa Fe Indian.

West Las Vegas' defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Santa Fe Indian, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.

West Las Vegas didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Santa Fe Indian when the teams last played on February 9th, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. Will West Las Vegas repeat their success, or does Santa Fe Indian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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