Santa Fe Trail is on a three-game streak of home losses, Osawatomie a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Santa Fe Trail Chargers will take on the Osawatomie Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-38, which was the final score in Santa Fe Trail's tilt against Wellsville on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Santa Fe Trail in their matchups with Wellsville: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Osawatomie struggled with assists on Tuesday (Anderson County had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Osawatomie suffered a rough 54-33 defeat at the hands of Anderson County.
Despite the defeat, Osawatomie saw an underclassman step up: Jasper Sallee scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 39.4% of Osawatomie's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Osawatomie struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Santa Fe Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Osawatomie, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Everything came up roses for Santa Fe Trail against Osawatomie in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 70-33 win. Does Santa Fe Trail have another victory up their sleeve, or will Osawatomie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
