Santa Fe is 5-0 against Wayne County since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Santa Fe Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Wayne County Wildcats. Santa Fe has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 192 points over their last three games.
Santa Fe pushed their score all the way to 56 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 64-56 to Eagleville.
Meanwhile, Wayne County waltzed into their match on Thursday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They walked away with a 54-46 win over Hughes.
Wayne County can attribute much of their success to Cayman Camfield, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and six assists, and Justice Bell, who scored 22 points. Camfield has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last nine times he's played. Sayler Skelton was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds.
Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Wayne County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season.
Santa Fe didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Wayne County in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 59-54 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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