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| 02/04/25 - Away | 60-83 L |
| 03/05/22 - Neutral | 46-49 L |
| 02/15/20 - Away | 58-48 W |
| 01/24/20 - Home | 59-52 W |
| 02/12/19 - Home | 53-54 L |
| + 5 more games |
Santa Fe and Sandia are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Santa Fe Demons will welcome the Sandia Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Santa Fe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked ninth at the time (Santa Fe was ranked tenth). Santa Fe fell just short of La Cueva by a score of 63-60 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Demons have suffered since December 10, 2024.
Meanwhile, Sandia entered their tilt with Eldorado on Wednesday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Golden Eagles 80-56. The Matadors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Santa Fe better keep an eye on Zaire Ndyabagye. He was instrumental in Sandia's win, dropping a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds. What's more, Ndyabagye posted three blocks, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Gad Harris, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 16 points along with five assists and three steals.
Sandia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive games.
Santa Fe's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Sandia, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
Santa Fe suffered a grim 83-60 defeat to Sandia in their previous meeting on February 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandia's Thomas Adams, who almost dropped a double-double with 28 points and nine boards. Now that Santa Fe 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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