The Santa Fe Prep Blue Griffins will head out on the road to face off against the Raton Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Santa Fe Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were beaten by Santa Fe Indian 67-39. Santa Fe Prep has struggled against Santa Fe Indian recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Raton's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their tenth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Robertson at home and fell 83-50. While losing is never fun, Raton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Robertson is ranked 16th).
Santa Fe Prep's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11. As for Raton, they dropped their record down to 8-17 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Santa Fe Prep took their win against Raton in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 70-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe Prep since the team 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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