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 square off against the Dolores Bears at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mancos has three straight victories, Dolores has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Montezuma-Cortez scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, Mancos still came out on top. Mancos walked away with a 72-59 win over Montezuma-Cortez.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Dolores had to settle for a 46-44 defeat against Ridgway on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dolores in their matchups with Ridgway: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Dolores had strong showings from Jonathan Purkat, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, and Mark Palate, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Purkat has scored all season.
Even though they lost, Dolores were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their 11th loss (out of 15 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Mancos is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Dolores, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-14.
Everything came up roses for Mancos against Dolores when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 67-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mancos since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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