Basketball Recap: Eldorado Comes Up Short

If Eldorado was feeling good fresh off their 71-40 takedown of Cristo Rey St. Viator last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eldorado Firehawks took a blow against the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights on Friday, falling 83-24. The loss continues a trend for the Firehawks in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.

Lonnie Bass continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, dropping a triple-double on 21 points, ten boards, and ten assists. Bass is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Kenden Jones was another key player, going 7 for 10 en route to 16 points and five boards.

Eldorado's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.

Eldorado will take on Moapa Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Moapa Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, they will challenge Virgin Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Academy East Las Vegas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Virgin Valley likes a good challenge.