November 21, 2017

Winter Haven, FL – The Santa Fe Saints came within a hair of a road win on Tuesday evening in Winter Haven, but came up just short against Polk State College, falling 60-56.

The Eagles narrowly outscored SF in the first half with both teams finishing with less than 30 points, thanks to solid defense at both ends.  They took a 29-27 lead into the halftime break.

The second half played out similarly to the first.  Polk State outscored the Saints by two, 31-29 and finished off the four point victory.

The loss drops Santa Fe to just 6-2 on the year. 

D-Juan Taylor-Hodge finished with a team high 14 points, Sean Flood had 10, including a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line, and Darrell Jones scored 10.

SF will continue on the road on Monday, November 27 when they travel to Indian River State College for a 5:30 p.m. tip.

For complete schedules, stats, and more information please visit www.santafesaints.com. 

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