The El Dorado Wildcats lost against the Clearwater Indians back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. El Dorado lost to Clearwater at home by a decisive 59-40 margin. El Dorado has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
El Dorado's loss came despite strong showings from Logan Garner and Sam Greene. Garner scored 23 points along with two steals, while Greene scored eight points along with six rebounds and five steals. That was a full 57.5% of El Dorado's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
El Dorado struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Clearwater's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Bergkamp, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. Bergkamp hasn't dropped below two blocks for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Kirby, who scored 13 points along with four steals.
El Dorado's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Clearwater, their victory ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-12.
El Dorado will look to defend their home court on Friday against Collegiate at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully El Dorado focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Tuesday. As for Clearwater, they will be playing at home against Wellington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clearwater will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Wellington is ranked 96th).
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