The Corona/Vaughn Cardinals just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corona/Vaughn will be strutting in after a victory while Santa Fe Indian will be coming in after a defeat.
Santa Fe Indian will be up against a hot Corona/Vaughn team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Corona/Vaughn blew past Carrizozo 55-11 on Wednesday. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Corona/Vaughn's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Harper Dunn, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards, and Kassidy Lightfoot, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Dunn has scored at least a third of Corona/Vaughn's points. Another player making a difference was Kourtney Brandenberger, who posted six points.
Corona/Vaughn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Indian entered their contest against West Las Vegas on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Santa Fe Indian fell 49-40 to West Las Vegas.
Corona/Vaughn pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.5 points per game. As for Santa Fe Indian, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4.
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