El Dorado fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Americas on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 59-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Americas Trail Blazers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trail Blazers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 55-40 back in January.
Despite the defeat, El Dorado saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob Villalobos went 7-for-12 en route to 19 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Adrian Rodriguez, who posted 12 points.
Leading Americas to victory were CHRISTIAN BACA and JOSH PICHARDO. BACA went 6-for-11 on his way to 14 points and eight steals, while PICHARDO went 6-for-9 to rack up 18 points. With that strong performance, PICHARDO is now averaging an impressive 15 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of BRADY DUGGAN, who put up six points.
El Dorado's loss dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Americas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
Looking ahead, El Dorado will square off against Chapin at 7:30 p.m. on February 18th. Americas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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