Slater lost against Santa Fe back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Slater Wildcats took a blow against the Santa Fe Chiefs, falling 43-12. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 490th, while the Chiefs are ranked 192nd).
Santa Fe's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Michael, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Michael has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Mia Lark was another key player, putting up 13 points and four steals.
Slater is on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12. As for Santa Fe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Slater will challenge Sweet Springs at 6:00 p.m. on February 4th. Slater is facing Sweet Springs at the right time seeing as Sweet Springs is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Santa Fe, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-41 win against Jamestown on the 30th.
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