The Bel Air Highlanders will take on the El Dorado Aztecs in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bel Air lost 53-32 to Coronado on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 804th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 180th).
Meanwhile, El Dorado was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 65-61 to El Paso.
El Dorado has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Bel Air, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
Bel Air was able to grind out a solid victory over El Dorado in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, winning 57-49. Does Bel Air have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Dorado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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