The Clovis Wildcats and the Santa Fe Demons will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
On Friday, Clovis opened the new year with a less-than-successful 78-67 loss to West Mesa. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (64), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe faced Carlsbad in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Santa Fe snuck past Carlsbad with a 50-46 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Demons.
Clovis' defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-7. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Santa Fe, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Clovis skirted past Santa Fe 58-55 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Clovis repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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