The Mancos Bluejays are taking a road trip to square off against the Nucla Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mancos has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Mancos is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Telluride on Saturday as Mancos made off with a 56-33 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mancos to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tinsley Aspromonte, who went 10 of 23 en route to 22 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Aspromonte has scored at least a third of Mancos' points. Another player making a difference was Caylee Moore, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 16 points in addition to eight boards and four steals.
Mancos smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Nucla hadn't done well against Dove Creek recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Nucla walked away with a 39-31 win over Dove Creek. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Nucla pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Mancos, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8.
Mancos might still be hurting after the 63-40 defeat they got from Nucla when the teams last played on January 11th. Can Mancos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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