Basketball Recap: El Dorado Cougars vs. Futures Knights
El Dorado put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 75-41 win over the Futures Knights. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
El Dorado's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Beasley led the charge by scoring 13 points plus six blocks and five assists. Those five assists gave Beasley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Bird, who had nine points plus six assists and five steals.
El Dorado was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Futures only racked up eight.
When it comes to explaining why Futures lost, don't look at Daniel Kozlov. Despite the final result, he earned 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthoni Moore, who scored four points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.
El Dorado's record now sits at 3-0. As for Futures, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-1.
El Dorado will challenge Pine Hills Adventist at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. El Dorado has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 198 points over their last three matchups. As for Futures, they will face off against Head-Royce at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Futures is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
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