The Santa Fe Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Santa Fe sitting on four straight wins and Iowa Colony on three.
Santa Fe will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 24) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Angleton 53-51.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Iowa Colony made off with a 57-56 victory over Ball.
Iowa Colony found their leader in sophomore Kenadie Francis, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Francis has scored all season. Eryn Roberts was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 14 points.
Iowa Colony smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 29 consecutive matches.
Santa Fe pushed their record up to 9-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Iowa Colony, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Santa Fe couldn't quite finish off Iowa Colony in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 51-48. Can Santa Fe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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