Mt. Carmel made up a huge gap compared to their last game against El Dorado, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Sundevils fell just short of the Golden Hawks by a score of 65-63 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 672nd, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 106th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead El Dorado to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elias Rodarte, who posted 12 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Rodarte has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Barker, who went 7-for-9 on his way to 16 points.
Mt. Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for El Dorado, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-1.
Mt. Carmel has already played their next contest, a 62-39 loss against Westview on the 9th. As for El Dorado, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-62 defeat against Rancho Bernardo on the 30th.
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