The Hanks Knights will head out on the road to take on the El Dorado Aztecs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hanks is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Hanks didn't have quite enough to beat Del Valle and fell 64-61. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, El Dorado hadn't done well against Parkland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. El Dorado rang in the new year with a 51-43 win over Parkland.
El Dorado's win came from a few key players Hanks will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Quintez Floyd, who posted ten points and eight rebounds. Those ten points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Velasquez, who put up 14 points.
El Dorado is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Hanks, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Hanks strolled past El Dorado in their previous matchup back in February of 2022 by a score of 51-33. Will Hanks repeat their success, or does El Dorado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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