Santa Teresa and Leigh are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Santa Teresa Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Leigh Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Santa Teresa is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They fell 70-57 to Willow Glen.
Meanwhile, Leigh had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 55-47 win over Pioneer on Wednesday. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Mustangs are ranked 541st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leigh's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-4. As for Santa Teresa, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Santa Teresa came up short against Leigh in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 70-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leigh's Cooper Smith, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. Now that Santa Teresa 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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