The El Dorado Wolverines will square off against the Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. El Dorado is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but El Dorado had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Rams 77-55. El Dorado has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even though Ridgeline Academy scored an imposing 57 points on Saturday, Heritage Academy Gateway still came out on top. Heritage Academy Gateway took their contest against Ridgeline Academy 66-57. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Heritage Academy Gateway.
Heritage Academy Gateway's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brock Akin, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Lemieux, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
El Dorado has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Heritage Academy Gateway, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Everything came up roses for El Dorado against Heritage Academy Gateway in their previous meeting last Thursday as the team secured a 83-56 win. Will El Dorado repeat their success, or does Heritage Academy Gateway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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