The Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars and the Eldorado Golden Eagles will compete for holiday cheer at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Atrisco Heritage Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Eldorado likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Atrisco Heritage Academy beat La Cueva 77-68. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bears are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Eldorado didn't have quite enough to beat West Mesa on Thursday and fell 66-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (61), the Golden Eagles still had to take the loss.
Atrisco Heritage Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Eldorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Atrisco Heritage Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Eldorado in their previous matchup back in January, winning 86-74. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atrisco Heritage Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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