Basketball Recap: Akesha Starlin and Tasunka Starlin Secure Win for Santee

On Friday, the Santee Warriors beat the Parkview Christian Patriots 73-60. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.

Leading Santee to victory were Tasunka Starlin and Akesha Starlin. Tasunka went 12 for 23 on his way to 29 points and six rebounds, while Akesha went 8 of 17 on his way to 23 points in addition to eight steals and six assists. The game was Tasunka's tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Torrez, who posted 12 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.

Santee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Parkview Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Guilherme De-Lima, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 boards. De-Lima is becoming a predictor of Parkview Christian's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Tairren Scott, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 18 points.

Santee pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points per game. As for Parkview Christian, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4.

Santee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-45 win against Boyd County on the 7th. As for Parkview Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 69-59 victory against Hamburg on the 6th.