Indians
| 12/28/24 vs Milby | 77 |
| 12/02/24 vs Milby | 74 |
| 11/12/24 @ Lee | 70 |
| 12/12/24 @ Splendora | 69 |
| 12/05/24 vs Victoria East | 66 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Fe). They blew past the Milby Buffs 77-51 on Saturday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 74-52 on December 2nd.
Leading Santa Fe to victory were Aidan Jewell and Kaidan Mata. Jewell dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards, while Mata went 10 of 13 on his way to 21 points. That's the most points Mata has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was John Pearson, who posted 11 points.
Santa Fe was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Milby lost, don't look at Delani Pestaina. Despite the final result, he put up 21 points. That was a full 41.2% of Milby's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Washington, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
Santa Fe's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Milby, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Fe will head out to challenge Friendswood at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for Milby, they will challenge Cesar E. Chavez at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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