Eldorado has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 59-51 to the Christoval Cougars on Tuesday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Christoval to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bruce Cooper, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. The game was Cooper's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Busch, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 boards.
Eldorado's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Christoval, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Eldorado has already played their next match, a 53-41 loss against Sonora on the 17th. As for Christoval, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-46 defeat against Forsan on the 17th.
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