Santa Fe is 1-9 against Ball since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Fe Indians will head out to take on the Ball Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Santa Fe will be strutting in after a win while Ball will be coming in after a defeat.
Santa Fe will bounce into Friday's match after beating Texas City, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Santa Fe had just enough and edged Texas City out 47-45.
Meanwhile, Ball didn't have quite enough to beat Texas City on Friday and fell 49-46. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tornadoes came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Stingarees are ranked 988th).
Santa Fe's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 10-14. As for Ball, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Santa Fe might still be hurting after the 78-52 loss they got from Ball in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Santa Fe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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