It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Eldorado can now relate to. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 64-40 walloping at the hands of the Sandia Matadors on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eldorado in their matchups with Sandia: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Eldorado still got an impressive performance from Bella Hines, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Hines hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Arndt, who scored five points along with 11 rebounds.
Sandia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaiyah Benally, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Sydney Benally was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with three steals.
Eldorado's loss dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Sandia, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season.
Eldorado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sandia, they will take on Farmington at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
