Ouray lost against Nucla back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Ouray Trojans took a hard 51-36 fall against the Nucla Mustangs.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wesley Rhoades, who posted 12 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Catcher Latta, who had 15 points and seven boards.
Brycen Rummel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Nucla, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. Rummel is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 28 games he's played dating back to last season. Slade Gillen was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 12 boards.
Ouray's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-5. As for Nucla, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Ouray wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 59-57 defeat against Dolores on the 18th. As for Nucla, they will challenge De Beque at 6:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Nucla is facing De Beque at the right time seeing as De Beque is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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