Eldorado lost against Sandia back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Eldorado Golden Eagles came up short against the Sandia Matadors, falling 80-56. 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 41st, while the Matadors are ranked third).
Zaire Ndyabagye continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sandia, dropping a double-double with 25 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Ndyabagye a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gad Harris, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 16 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Eldorado has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. As for Sandia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Coming up, Eldorado will be playing in front of their home fans against Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eldorado is facing Capital at the right time seeing as Capital is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Sandia, they will head out on the road to challenge Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sandia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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