Basketball Game Preview: South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] Patriots vs. Eads Eagles

The South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] Patriots will take on the Eads Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Friday, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] lost to Kit Carson on the road by a 58-42 margin. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Sarah Elmore

Points

02/28/25 @ Kit Carson	19
02/27/25 vs Cheraw	21
02/21/25 @ La Veta	17
02/18/25 vs Wiley	20

Despite the defeat, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sarah Elmore posted 19 points and six boards. The matchup was Elmore's fourth in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Eliana Gutierrez, who scored seven points and four steals.

Meanwhile, Eads entered their tilt with Walsh on Friday with 13 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 14. They really took it to Walsh for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-20 win. Eads has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 23 points or more this season.

Eads pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points on average over those games. As for South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett], their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.

South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] was dealt a bruising 58-25 defeat at the hands of Eads in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eads' Anna Wollert, who put up ten points in addition to seven steals and four blocks. Now that South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.