Two dominant guards in Aidan Jewell and Trent Callies are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Santa Fe Indians will be home for the holidays to greet the La Porte Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
Santa Fe is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Iowa Colony just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 62-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 683rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 104th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kaidan Mata, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jewell, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, La Porte waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Tornadoes 82-59. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.
Santa Fe better keep an eye on Callies. He was instrumental in La Porte's win, going 10 of 19 on his way to 31 points and six steals. With that strong performance, Callies is now averaging an impressive 15.9 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Watson, who posted 27 points and five rebounds.
La Porte has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Santa Fe came up short against La Porte when the teams last played back in January, falling 60-53. Can Santa Fe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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