Make it eight blowout wins for the Somerset Academy Losee Lions this season. They blew past Eldorado 69-10 at home on Friday. While fans of Somerset Academy Losee might be used to big wins, the 59-point margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Somerset Academy Losee got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Key Thrower out in front who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten steals. Thrower is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Akaylah Thrower, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine steals.
When it comes to explaining why Eldorado lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dayana Romero. Despite the final result, she scored six points.
Somerset Academy Losee's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for Eldorado, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Somerset Academy Losee has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Desert Shields at 6:30 p.m. on January 29th. Hopefully Cheyenne focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday. As for Eldorado, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Bengals at 6:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nevada (Bonanza is ranked 91st, while the Sundevils are ranked 97th).
