In what's become a running theme this season, the De Beque Dragons gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 68-41 win over Ridgway at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-16.
Leading De Beque to victory were Scottie Vines and Jace Graham. Vines dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Graham dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Burke Largent was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six assists and five steals.
Ridgway's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jonathan Rytlewski, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Rytlewski hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Deppen, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
De Beque has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Ridgway, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
De Beque will head out on the road to challenge Hayden at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. De Beque is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season. As for Ridgway, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mancos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mancos will be up against Ridgway's rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.77 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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