If El Dorado was riding high fresh off their 66-35 takedown of Coronado last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The El Dorado Aztecs were outmatched by the Franklin Cougars on the road and fell 79-32. The Aztecs haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why El Dorado lost on Monday, don't look at Aralyn Nahle. Despite the final result, she went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds and two blocks. Nahle continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hannah Hicks, who earned five points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Franklin found their leader in freshman Allison De La O, who went 8 for 12 en route to 17 points plus eight assists and eight steals. The matchup was De La O's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Isabella Lee was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus six steals and five rebounds.
El Dorado's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Franklin, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
El Dorado has already played their next match (against Franklin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Franklin, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Franklin Cougars face off against the Permian Panthers at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.
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