Eldorado is 2-8 against La Cueva since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eldorado Golden Eagles will square off against the La Cueva Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Eldorado sitting on three straight wins and La Cueva on four.
Eldorado can't be too worried about heading out to take on La Cueva: they just beat Santa Fe at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Eldorado put the hurt on Santa Fe with a sharp 70-47 victory on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Golden Eagles have posted against the Demons since February 18, 2017.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times La Cueva and Manzano have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. La Cueva was the clear victors by a 70-50 margin over Manzano. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Eldorado better focus on containing Hunter Butler and Tre Cowles as the pair were huge in La Cueva's win. Butler dropped a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Cowles went 7-for-15 on his way to 20 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Butler a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Trujillo, who posted eight points in addition to six assists and six boards.
La Cueva smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
La Cueva pushed their record up to 17-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for Eldorado, their win bumped their record up to 13-15.
Eldorado was taken down by La Cueva 85-51 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Eldorado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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