Santa Fe lost against Sandia back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Santa Fe Demons had to suffer through a 73-15 loss at the hands of the Sandia Matadors. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Matadors are ranked second).
Sydney Benally was her usual excellent self, going 11 for 16 en route to 22 points along with seven assists and six rebounds for Sandia. Benally is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Hope Giddings was another key player, going 10 of 17 on her way to 21 points and eight boards.
Santa Fe dropped their record down to 10-11 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Sandia, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.
Santa Fe has already played their next matchup, a 40-26 win against Capital on the 8th. As for Sandia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-51 victory against La Cueva on the 7th.
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