Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santaluces). They took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging a 61-31 victory over the Seminole Ridge Hawks. With the Chiefs ahead 26-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Santaluces' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trent Nixon, who posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Fabensky Pierrelouis, who earned six points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
The win snapped Santaluces' losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Seminole Ridge, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santaluces will square off against Olympic Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Olympic Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Santaluces likes a good challenge. Seminole Ridge has already played their next game (against Santaluces), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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