Eldorado lost against La Cueva back in March of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eldorado Golden Eagles came up short against the La Cueva Bears, falling 79-55. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Bears are ranked tenth).
Tre Cowles had a dynamite game for La Cueva, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. Cowles' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Bramlett, who posted 11 points along with seven assists and five boards.
Eldorado's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for La Cueva, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Eldorado will take on Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Santa Fe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests. As for La Cueva, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 80-74 win against Sandia on the 25th.
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