Eldorado had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 3-9 to make it four. They had to suffer through a 62-13 loss at the hands of the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights. While losing is never fun, the Firehawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Knights are ranked 19th).
Eldorado used a three-pronged attack on offense: Anabel Beck, Jasmine Rodriquez, and Elizabeth Seastrand posted three points each.
As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-6. They have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas found their leader in sophomore Myla Faught, who went 10-for-16 to rack up 26 points and four steals. Faught's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 20 points. Another player making a difference was Amija Macon, who shot 71% from the field en route to 10 points along with six assists and four steals.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Eldorado is set to challenge their familiar foe Chaparral at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas will take on rival Rancho at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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