The Santa Fe Indian Braves scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Native American Community Academy, posting a 67-23 win at home. The win was familiar territory for Santa Fe Indian who now have four in a row.
Santa Fe Indian was led to victory by Aaliyah Valencia and Emma Lewis. Valencia scored 16 points along with six steals, while Lewis dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Valencia scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Kaydence Riley, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Santa Fe Indian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Native American Community Academy, they bumped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Santa Fe Indian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Raton at 8:15 p.m. on January 11, 2024. Native American Community Academy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against East Mountain at 5:30 p.m. on January 4, 2024. East Mountain has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
