The El Dorado Cougars will take on the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots in a tournament on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when El Dorado took on West Park on Friday. El Dorado was outmatched by West Park and fell 54-21. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
El Dorado's loss came about despite a quality game from Kali Cusic, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, El Dorado smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Mesa Verde by a score of 38-31 on Wednesday.
El Dorado better focus on containing Bianca Taguinod and Keliah Gregg as the pair were huge in John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills' win. Taguinod put up seven points and eight steals, while Gregg went 5 of 11 on her way to 10 points and five steals. Gregg is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope O'Meara, who posted six points and six rebounds.
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills' victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.8 points per game. As for El Dorado, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: El Dorado has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.2 boards per game. However, it's not like John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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