Santa Fe lost against Gainesville back in January of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Raiders were dealt a 65-25 defeat at the hands of the Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 157th).
Gainesville was led to victory by Sarah Collins and Takarii Jackson. Collins went 7-for-16 on her way to 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Jackson dropped a double-double with 14 points and 14 boards. With that strong performance, Collins is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Brooke Zeller was another key player, putting up four points in addition to four steals and three blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Santa Fe and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Gainesville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Coming up, Santa Fe will venture away from home to challenge Vanguard at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gainesville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 77-47 loss against Wildwood on the 10th.
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