HOT SPRINGS - El Dorado’s ride home from Hot Springs Lakeside was long and cold Friday night and not just because of the weather. Both El Dorado teams suffered heartbreaking defeats in 5A South action.
The Lady Wildcats fell 48-45 in overtime before the Wildcats lost a fourth quarter lead in a 75-74 setback to the Rams.
El Dorado’s varsity girls moved into third place in the conference with a massive 64-57 victory over Hot Springs Lakeside on Friday at Wildcat Arena. The Lady Wildcats and Lady Rams are now tied with 5-2 league marks behind unbeaten Benton and Sheridan.
The Wildcats had a shot to win but missed at the buzzer and fell to the Rams 49-47 in varsity boys.