Eldorado is 2-8 against La Cueva since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eldorado Golden Eagles will challenge the La Cueva Bears at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Eldorado sitting on three straight wins and La Cueva on five.
Eldorado is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since January 8th on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Santa Fe 37-34.
Meanwhile, La Cueva took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 72-42 win over Manzano. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 30 points or more this season.
Eldorado better focus on containing Jordyn Dyer and Siena Tesinsky as the pair were huge in La Cueva's win. Dyer dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards, while Tesinsky almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. The match was Dyer's 13th in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Andi Bingham, who posted nine points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
La Cueva's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points over those games. As for Eldorado, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Things could have been worse for Eldorado, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-41 loss to La Cueva in their previous matchup on February 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dyer, who went 8-for-20 to rack up 21 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Now that Eldorado knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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