On Thursday, the Eldorado Golden Eagles faced the La Cueva Bears in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Eldorado came out on top in a nail-biter against La Cueva and snuck past 62-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Bella Hines, who scored 36 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That makes it 27 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Eldorado's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Arndt, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jordyn Dyer, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dyer has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Payton Lobato, who scored 16 points.
Eldorado has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for La Cueva, their loss dropped their record down to 19-9.
Eldorado will head out on the road to take on Farmington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmington is on a 11-game streak of home wins, Eldorado a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for La Cueva, they will face off against Rio Rancho at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (La Cueva is ranked eighth, while Rio Rancho is ranked 13th).
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