Basketball Recap: El Dorado Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Eli Velasquez and Daniel Well

By Team Reports Nov 15, 2024, 5:37pm

Basketball Recap: El Dorado Aztecs vs. Andress Eagles

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El Dorado lost against Andress back in November of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The El Dorado Aztecs fell to the Andress Eagles 57-53. The Aztecs have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

El Dorado's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Daniel Well, who went 7 for 12 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds and two steals, and Eli Velasquez, who scored 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Well a new career-high in field goal percentage (58%). Another player making a difference was Jason Montoya, who scored five points.

El Dorado now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Andress, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Pebble Hills the next time they take the court. El Dorado will head out to face Pebble Hills at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Andress will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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