Basketball Game Preview: Caprock Academy Eagles vs. Nucla Mustangs

The Caprock Academy Eagles and the Nucla Mustangs will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Caprock Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 76-75 to Olathe.

Meanwhile, Nucla entered their tilt with Vail Christian on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 59-47 victory over the Saints.

Caprock Academy dropped their record down to 2-2 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nucla, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.

Caprock Academy took a serious blow against Nucla in their previous matchup back in February of 2020, falling 68-36. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Caprock Academy was down 42-14.