The Santa Fe Prep Blue Griffins will head out on the road to face off against the West Las Vegas Dons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe Prep is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Santa Fe Prep took a blow against St. Michael's, falling 68-41. While losing is never fun, the Blue Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Horsemen are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, West Las Vegas beat Academy for Technology and The Classics 66-59 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dons.
Santa Fe Prep better keep an eye on Devaughn Kensey. He was instrumental in West Las Vegas' win, dropping a double-double with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Kensey's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Tafoya, who went 8-for-17 to rack up 18 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
West Las Vegas was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They racked up six more assists than Academy for Technology and The Classics' also-impressive total of 11.
Santa Fe Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for West Las Vegas, their record is now 16-10.
Santa Fe Prep took a serious blow against West Las Vegas when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 73-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kensey, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that Santa Fe Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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