The Santa Fe Raiders will square off against the Gainesville Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Santa Fe beats Gainesville with 52 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Santa Fe managed a 52-48 victory over Hawthorne on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Gainesville entered their tilt with P.K. Yonge on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Blue Wave 48-45. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Blue Wave are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gainesville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Santa Fe, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Santa Fe might still be hurting after the 84-61 defeat they got from Gainesville in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Santa Fe have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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