Showtime Steers win 55-48 over Eldorado
ELDORADO — The Big Spring Showtime Steers (10-6) picked up their tenth win of the season on Tuesday night with a 55-48 victory over the short-handed Eldorado Eagles (2-8).
“I think we just had a lack of focus before the game and maybe overlooked them just a little bit. We’re trying to prepare for district and just didn’t prepare for them quite as well,” Head Coach Kris Hise said.
Eldorado only had six players suiting up and playing in the game compared to 14 different players that checked into the game for Big Spring. Even though they had the deeper bench, not much was going right for the Steers and they appeared sluggish throughout the first half.
Following the first eight minutes of action, Eldorado led Big Spring 10-7 and there was not much to be impressed with outside of SaQuon Fizer recording three offensive rebounds in the first few minutes of game time. The Steers were moving slow on defense and were settling for difficult jump shots which put them in an early hole.
The second quarter was a completely different story as Big Spring was able to outscore Eldorado 17-4. Team leading scorer Kyler Seymore (20+ points) nailed two shots from beyond the arc, Isaiah Holloway came off the bench to score four points, and the Big Spring defense locked down the Eagles in the second quarter. Big Spring was leading 24-14 at halftime and the team had finally appeared to wake up following a disappointing start to the contest.
“We didn’t improve on a whole lot throughout the game. Maybe working on our offenses got a little better,” Hise said.
However, Eldorado was not going away easily. The Eagles outscored the Steers 14-13 in the third quarter and the undermanned District 7-2A squad was looking to push Big Spring until the final whistle.
The fourth quarter included much-needed three-point baskets from Eli Cobos and Chris Martinez to go along with a handful of points off the bench from Holloway and Tyree Brawley.
Eldorado did score 20 points in the fourth quarter but Big Spring was able to keep pace and head home with a seven-point victory. It was a frustrating overall performance for the Steers and Hise will be looking for his squad to work out the issues in their final non-district game of the season on Friday night in Monahans.
“Just cleaning things up and we need to start to hit on our shots a little more. We need to also play with more intensity,” Hise said.
UP NEXT: The Showtime Steers (10-6) travel west to take on the Monahans Loboes (4-12). The Loboes are coming off of a 51-36 loss to Sweetwater on Tuesday night. Monahans is averaging 53.9 points per game on offense and are giving up 65.6 points per game.
Shawn Moran is the sportswriter at the Big Spring Herald. To contact him, email sports@bigspringherald.com or call 432-263-7331.