On Friday, the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars faced the Eldorado Golden Eagles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Atrisco Heritage Academy came out on top against Eldorado by a score of 86-74. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Atrisco Heritage Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marquise Renfro, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. Those 24 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadarius Sims, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds.
Atrisco Heritage Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Eldorado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Atrisco Heritage Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Hope Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hope Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games. Eldorado will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Del Norte at 7:15 p.m. on January 9th. Del Norte is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.3 points per game.
