The Santa Fe Indians will take on the Friendswood Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Santa Fe has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Friendswood will arrive with three straight wins.
Two weeks ago, Santa Fe might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting La Porte an easy 53-30 victory. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 807th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 239th).
Meanwhile, Friendswood hadn't done well against Clear Lake recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Friendswood strolled past Clear Lake with points to spare, taking the game 46-31.
Friendswood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Santa Fe, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Santa Fe came out on top in a nail-biter against Friendswood when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 56-54. Will Santa Fe repeat their success, or does Friendswood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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