The Ridgway Demons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their eighth straight defeat. They took a 55-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mancos. While losing is never fun, Ridgway can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while Mancos is ranked 110th).
Despite the defeat, Ridgway saw an underclassman step up: Jonathan Rytlewski dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Rytlewski is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Deppen, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Mancos was led to victory by Brian Veach and Kaiden Wyatt. Veach scored 13 points, while Wyatt scored 13 points. Kaleb Schmitt was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Ridgway dropped their record down to 2-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Mancos, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Ridgway will head out on the road to take on Dolores at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgway is facing Dolores at the right time seeing as Dolores is stuck on a eight-game losing streak. As for Mancos, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Montezuma-Cortez at 7:30 p.m. Mancos is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season.
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