The Santa Fe Raiders and the Eastside Rams squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Santa Fe Raiders had to settle for second. They were dealt a 57-22 defeat at the hands of the Rams. Santa Fe has not had much luck with Eastside recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Santa Fe saw an underclassman step up: Haleigh Richburgh scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Richburgh is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played.
Leading Eastside to victory were Akira Martin and Aniya West. Martin scored 14 points, while West scored 20 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points West has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Precious Marshall, who scored seven points.
Santa Fe has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Santa Fe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Eastside is on the road again on Friday and plays Palatka on February 9th.
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