Basketball Recap: El Dorado Falls Despite Big Games from Marcelo Gonzalez and Noah Barker

By Team Reports Nov 27, 2024, 12:26pm

Basketball Recap: El Dorado Golden Hawks vs. Upland Highlanders/Scots

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El Dorado's tournament run continued when they took on Upland on Saturday. The El Dorado Golden Hawks took a 43-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Upland Highlanders/Scots.

Noah Barker and Marcelo Gonzalez certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Barker went 5 for 12 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds, while Gonzalez earned ten points in addition to two steals.

Even though they lost, El Dorado smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

El Dorado's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Upland, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

El Dorado will challenge Garden Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. El Dorado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season. As for Upland, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-50 loss against Bonita on the 26th.

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