Concordia is 1-9 against Santa Fe since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Concordia Fighting Orioles will host the Santa Fe Chiefs at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Concordia will bounce into Friday's match after beating Wellington-Napoleon, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Concordia took down Wellington-Napoleon 39-25 last Tuesday. Given the Fighting Orioles' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Tigers are ranked 490th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe entered their tilt with Wellington-Napoleon on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tigers 41-11. The Chiefs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Santa Fe's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.3 points over those games. As for Concordia, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Concordia came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 46-44. Will Concordia repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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