The El Dorado Wolverines will square off against the South Ridge Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
El Dorado took a loss when they played away from home back in November, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Imagine Prep Coolidge 61-21. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-11.
El Dorado had a senior duo take command as KJ Brown scored 11 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds and MIkai Phipps went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Christian Young, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, South Ridge came into Thursday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They claimed a resounding 62-33 victory over Phoenix College Prep. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mavericks had established a 23 point advantage.
Everything came up roses for El Dorado against South Ridge when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as the squad secured a 90-34 win. Will El Dorado repeat their success, or does South Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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