Basketball Game Preview: Buhler Crusaders vs. El Dorado Wildcats

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Home	65-56 W
02/03/23 - Away	64-56 W
03/05/22 - Neutral	44-41 W
02/22/22 - Home	55-62 L
01/11/22 - Home	78-74 W
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Buhler is 9-1 against El Dorado since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Buhler Crusaders will host the El Dorado Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

On Friday, Buhler ended up a good deal behind Hesston and lost 56-40. The Crusaders have struggled against the Swathers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, El Dorado lost 72-50 to McPherson on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Bullpups are ranked 27th).

Buhler's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for El Dorado, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.

Buhler was able to grind out a solid victory over El Dorado when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 65-56. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was El Dorado's Logan Garner, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 27 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Buhler to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.