The El Dorado Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Lake Hamilton Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arkansas Rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Lake Hamilton is ranked 35th).
Last Tuesday, El Dorado lost to Lakeside at home by a decisive 64-48 margin.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lake Hamilton beat Benton 45-40 on Tuesday.
El Dorado's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-16. As for Lake Hamilton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
El Dorado was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Hamilton in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 63-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Dorado since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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