{"id":11946,"date":"2023-01-29T04:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/eldorado-creates-a-logjam-at-2-5a-los-lunas-beat-rio-grande\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T04:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T04:08:00","slug":"eldorado-creates-a-logjam-at-2-5a-los-lunas-beat-rio-grande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/eldorado-creates-a-logjam-at-2-5a-los-lunas-beat-rio-grande\/","title":{"rendered":"Eldorado creates a logjam at 2-5A.Los Lunas beat Rio Grande"},"content":{"rendered":"

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January 28 \u2014 The District 2-5A Men’s Basketball Race didn’t start Saturday with a three-way tie for first place, but it ended in first place.<\/p>\n

That’s largely thanks to the Eldorado Eagles, who defeated West Mesa 58-54 on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Michael Knaub scored 19 points and Josiah Mitchell added 18 points to Eldorado (13-7 overall), adding to Sandia (16-4) and West Mesa (15-5) for a 2-5A standings. was.<\/p>\n

Each team is 3 to 1 in league play.<\/p>\n

The only reason Saturday didn’t end in a battle for first place was because Farmington played at home, beating La Cueva 78-62 in the afternoon. The Bears (12-8) are his 2-2 record, leaving him one game behind three co-leaders.<\/p>\n

In District 5-5A, Santa Fe lead the league early on, but the Demons are followed by Los Lunas.<\/p>\n

The Tigers (16-4, 3-1) beat Rio Grande 63-30 on Saturday afternoon to beat rivals Capital (12-7, 1) to 1 to Santa Fe (13-7, 4-0). I made a game difference. -3) with a score of 71-55 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Sophomore guard Jarin Holland scored 31 points to put Los Lunas against the Ravens (10-8, 2-2). Point guard Ezra Guest added a dozen points.<\/p>\n

The Los Lunas got back on their feet quickly, took a 10-point lead over the Ravens in the first quarter, and didn’t look back.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t get our best shot at the Rio Grande today,” said Tigers manager Travis Julian. “They’re a better team than that.”<\/p>\n

Despite the loss, the Rio Grande were in sole third place at 5-5A on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Women: Sandia had a difficult week, losing at home to both Volcano Vista and La Cueva. However, the Matador visited Piedra Vista 69-15 in District 2-5A on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Together, the Matador’s excellent sophomore trio \u2014 Sidney Bennally, Hope Giddings and Audrey Wright \u2014 scored 61 of the team’s points. Benalley scored 30, Giddings scored 17 and Wright scored 14.<\/p>\n

Sandia (14-5, 2-2 in 2-5A) was beaten 64-57 by La Cueva on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a disappointing La Cueva game, but we had two of our best practices of the year on Thursday and Friday,\u201d said Matadors manager Lee Kettig.<\/p>\n