The Santaluces Chiefs will head out to challenge the Seminole Ridge Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Santaluces and 22 for Seminole Ridge dating back to last season.
Santaluces is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Palm Beach Gardens on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santaluces had to suffer through a 64-36 loss at the hands of Palm Beach Gardens.
Meanwhile, Seminole Ridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 50-45 to Nova.
Seminole Ridge might have lost, but man, Jonah Pio was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayon Coe, who had four points in addition to six rebounds and two blocks.
Santaluces' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Seminole Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Santaluces strolled past Seminole Ridge when the teams last played back in February of 2021 by a score of 77-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santaluces since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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