West Las Vegas and Santa Fe Indian are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The West Las Vegas Dons will head out to face off against the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
West Las Vegas is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since January 4th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Academy for Technology and The Classics with a sharp 67-47 win. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Academy for Technology and The Classics are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Indian hadn't done well against Robertson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Santa Fe Indian enjoyed a cozy 68-54 victory over Robertson. The win was nothing new for the Braves as they're now sitting on three straight.
Santa Fe Indian's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for West Las Vegas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-7.
West Las Vegas was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Fe Indian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 66-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Las Vegas 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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