Eldorado lost to La Cueva back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles fell 51-44 to the Bears. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Bears are ranked fifth).
La Cueva can attribute much of their success to Payton Fuller, who posted 13 points and four steals. That's the most steals Fuller has posted since back in December of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobe Cooper, who had seven points.
Eldorado's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for La Cueva, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Eldorado is set to challenge their familiar foe Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, La Cueva will take on rival Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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