Basketball Game Preview: El Dorado Cougars vs. Union Mine Diamondbacks

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Previous Games

01/24/25 - Away	39-54 L
01/30/24 - Away	49-52 L
01/12/24 - Home	43-35 W
01/31/23 - Home	60-53 W
01/13/23 - Away	64-60 W
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El Dorado has gone 8-2 against Union Mine recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The El Dorado Cougars will host the Union Mine Diamondbacks at 5:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for El Dorado: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Union Mine has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.

Last Tuesday, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 24-19 win over Amador.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Union Mine's strategy against Galt on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Union Mine blew Galt out of the water with a 43-12 final score. The victory continues a trend for the Diamondbacks in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won six in a row.

Union Mine's win came from a few key players El Dorado will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Baily Reynolds, who posted six points and nine boards. That's the most rebounds she has posted since back in December of 2024. Kyra Wooden was another key player, putting up ten points and six boards.

Union Mine's win bumped their record up to 15-12. As for El Dorado, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.

El Dorado lost to Union Mine at home by a decisive 54-39 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Will El Dorado have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.