The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks will face off against the King's Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Fe Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,297 points over their last 19 matches.
Santa Fe Catholic and Bell Creek Academy squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly Santa Fe Catholic had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to the Panthers. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Santa Fe Catholic got a solid performance out of Danilo Stankovic, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Hudson Dykhuizen, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, King's Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They received a tough blow as they fell 74-60 to Cardinal Newman. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Santa Fe Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 23-5. As for King's Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.
Santa Fe Catholic came up short against King's Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 81-70. Can Santa Fe Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
