Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact the Santa Fe Indians proved on Thursday. They came out on top against Shepherd by a score of 53-43. The win made it back-to-back wins for Santa Fe.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Fe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kenny Torres, who scored 11 points along with 8 rebounds and 6 steals. Torres has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Ryland Chambless was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with 6 rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Shepherd saw an underclassman step up: Brayden White scored 21 points along with 7 rebounds. White scored a full 48.8% of Shepherd's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rogelio Covarrubias, who scored 4 points along with 3 steals.
The win got Santa Fe back to even at 6-6. As for Shepherd, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Splendora the next time they take the court. Santa Fe will head out to face Splendora at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Shepherd will head out to face them at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
