The Santa Anna Mountaineers are taking a road trip to challenge the Blanket Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Santa Anna will head out to face Blanket after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. The game between Santa Anna and May didn't end well, with Santa Anna falling 42-24.
| 01/14/25 vs May | 15 |
| 01/13/25 vs Sidney | 27 |
| 01/03/25 vs Gustine | 20 |
| 12/14/24 vs Evant | 19 |
| 12/13/24 @ Cherokee | 31 |
Despite the loss, Santa Anna had strong showings from Kamyn Hale, who posted 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals, and Kaydence Strickland, who scored two points and nine boards. Hale's evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Meanwhile, Blanket was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a blow against May, falling 67-22. While losing is never fun, Blanket can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1486th, while May is ranked 607th).
Santa Anna's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-5. As for Blanket, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Santa Anna was able to grind out a solid win over Blanket when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 55-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Anna since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
