Girls 5A quarterfinal – Sandia dominates Eldorado
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the fourth time this season, the Sandia Matadors and Eldorado Eagles met up on the hard wood. Sandia entered the day 3-0 in the season series, and once again, blew out Eldorado. This time with a spot in the semi-finals on the line, Sandia won 64-40.
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While the Eagles started the game hot, they quickly cooled down. After shooting 50% in the opening quarter, the Eagles combined to shoot 3-27 over the next two quarters.
As Eldorado stopped making shots, Sandia started to. Sydney Benally totaled 19 first-half points behind 5-6 three point shooting. The Matadors went on to shoot 23-45 for the game and 11-20 from three-point range.
Benally led the way with 21 points while Eldorado’s Bella Hines finished with 20.
Sandia now returns to the semi-finals on Thursday. The Matadors will meet either Farmington or Organ Mountain at 9:45 a.m.
