After soaring to 56 points the game before, Mancos was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Nucla Mustangs and fell 52-18. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Mustangs are ranked 122nd).
Despite the defeat, Mancos saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tinsley Aspromonte posted 13 points and three steals. That was a full 72.2% of Mancos' points, marking the eighth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Caylee Moore also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Nucla was led to victory by Darcy Bray and Shay Snyder. Bray went 6 of 14 on her way to 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals, while Snyder went 6 for 9 en route to 12 points in addition to four steals and three blocks. The dominant performance also gave Bray a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Lantry Galley, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Bluejays
| 01/30/25 @ Nucla | 18-52 |
| 01/25/25 vs Telluride | 56-33 |
| 01/21/25 @ Bayfield | 40-32 |
| 01/17/25 @ Dolores | 29-25 |
| 01/14/25 vs Dove Creek | 23-55 |
The loss snapped Mancos' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-9 record. As for Nucla, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Mancos didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 36-33 defeat against Ridgway on the 1st. Nucla has also already played their next contest (against Telluride), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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