On Friday, the Clovis Wildcats faced the Eldorado Golden Eagles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Clovis fell 63-51 to Eldorado. Clovis' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Clovis lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zarai Lewis, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Lewis scored a full 47.1% of Clovis' points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kailyn Jefferson was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Clovis struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Bella Hines continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eldorado, scoring 33 points along with seven rebounds. The match was Hines' sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chioma Holyfield, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds.
Clovis' loss dropped their record down to 5-1. As for Eldorado, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Clovis and Rio Rancho will face off at 11:00 a.m. on December 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in New Mexico (Rio Rancho is ranked ninth, while Clovis is ranked third). Eldorado and Sandia will face off at 3:00 p.m. on December 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Sandia has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 510 points over their last seven contests.
