Telluride lost against Monticello back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Telluride Miners might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Monticello Buckaroo an easy 46-24 win. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 215th in Colorado, while the Buckaroo are ranked 84th in Utah).
Sam Herman was Telluride's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Telluride's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Monticello, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Telluride will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ouray at 4:00 p.m. on January 10, 2025. Monticello also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Dolores at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Monticello is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
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