Basketball Recap: El Dorado Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 11:55am

Basketball Recap: El Dorado Cougars vs. Liberty Ranch Hawks

El Dorado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were dealt a 69-42 loss at the hands of the Liberty Ranch Hawks. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Ryan McCarty

Points (Career)

01/13/25 vs Liberty Ranch11
12/21/24 vs Lodi10
11/27/24 vs Futures10
01/03/25 vs Buhach Colony9
01/10/25 @ Rosemont8

El Dorado lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan McCarty, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points and three steals. Those 11 points gave McCarty a new career-high. Logan Baker was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.

Joseph Adams had a dynamite game for Liberty Ranch, scoring 32 points. Another player making a difference was Elliott Hawker, who posted ten points.

El Dorado's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Liberty Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.

El Dorado didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-31 victory against Galt on the 14th. Liberty Ranch has also already played their next game, a 68-63 loss against Argonaut on the 14th.

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