Bel Air lost against El Dorado back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bel Air Highlanders fell just short of the El Dorado Aztecs by a score of 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Highlanders have suffered since November 22, 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Bel Air lost, don't look at Marcos Garcia. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 8 en route to 17 points. That's the most points Garcia has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Hernandez, who posted 15 points.
Even though they lost, Bel Air was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Dorado only racked up seven assists.
El Dorado's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Villalobos led the charge by going 6 for 13 on his way to 16 points. Eli Velasquez was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Bel Air's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-14. As for El Dorado, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bel Air will challenge Americas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Americas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season. As for El Dorado, they will take on Horizon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado is facing Horizon at the right time seeing as Horizon is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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