Preview: Mancos Bluejays vs. Dolores Bears
Mancos is 9-1 against Dolores since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mancos Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Dolores Bears at 4:30 p.m. Hopefully Mancos is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Colorado (they are ranked 113th, while Dolores is ranked 299th).
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 15 to 7 on the offensive boards, a fact Mancos proved on Tuesday. They walked away with a 45-38 win over Montezuma-Cortez. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mancos.
Mancos got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Quincy Montoya out in front who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Montoya hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Goodwin, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
While Dolores couldn't quite beat Ridgway on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 42-point defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Dolores fell just short of Ridgway by a score of 36-34. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dolores in their matchups with Ridgway: they've now lost five in a row.
Mancos is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Dolores, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Mancos against Dolores in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 57-15 win. In that match, Mancos amassed a halftime lead of 33-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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