The Santa Fe Demons will venture away from home to face off against the La Cueva Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Fe is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Santa Fe beat Eldorado 68-63.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for La Cueva on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Capital out of the water with an 83-48 final score. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Jaguars are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Cueva's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Santa Fe, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Santa Fe beat La Cueva 54-44 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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