The Santa Fe Indian Braves will take on the Corona/Vaughn Cardinals in a tournament on Thursday.
Corona/Vaughn is facing Santa Fe Indian at the wrong time: Santa Fe Indian suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dons.
Meanwhile, Corona/Vaughn entered their tilt with Carrizozo on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Grizzlies 55-11. 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.
Santa Fe Indian better focus on containing Harper Dunn and Kassidy Lightfoot as the pair were huge in Corona/Vaughn's win. Dunn dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Lightfoot dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. 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 rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Corona/Vaughn's win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.5 points per game. As for Santa Fe Indian, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4.
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