The Santa Fe Indians will challenge the Ball Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Santa Fe took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Texas City to the tune of 76-33. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 588th, while the Stingarees are ranked 1265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ball). They really took it to Texas City for the full four quarters, racking up a 92-38 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tornadoes as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Ball's win came from a few key players Santa Fe will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kalyn Toussaint, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 assists. That's the most points she has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Braeon Arceneaux, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards.
Ball was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Santa Fe pushed their record up to 11-13 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Ball, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-13.
Santa Fe took their victory against Ball in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 71-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe since the team 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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