The El Dorado Cougars will face off against the Buhach Colony Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
El Dorado's tournament run continued when they took on Lodi last Saturday. El Dorado might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Lodi an easy 71-49 win. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 794th, while the Flames are ranked 145th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Buhach Colony beat St. Vincent de Paul 62-57 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunder.
Buhach Colony's win came from a few key players El Dorado will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Chapman, who shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 boards. The game was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. Jordan Cortez was another key player, going 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
Buhach Colony was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Vincent de Paul only racked up five assists.
Buhach Colony is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for El Dorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
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