El Dorado is 0-5 against Kapaun Mt. Carmel since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The El Dorado Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders at 7:45 p.m. El Dorado is out to stop a 13-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, El Dorado came up short against Rose Hill and fell 57-48. El Dorado has not had much luck with Rose Hill recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, El Dorado had strong showings from Logan Garner, who scored 17 points, and Tre Fanklin, who scored 11 points along with four steals. That was a full 35.4% of El Dorado's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Kapaun Mt. Carmel's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 65-55 to Heights. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Kapaun Mt. Carmel has scored all season.
El Dorado's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Kapaun Mt. Carmel, their loss ended a 15-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-1.
El Dorado took a serious blow against Kapaun Mt. Carmel when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 67-25. Can El Dorado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
