It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Mancos Bluejays had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the Bears with points to spare, taking the game 71-55. The win was familiar territory for Mancos who now have six in a row.
Brian Veach continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 27 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Wyatt, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Dolores lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Koby McClellan, who scored 14 points. Trayton Traweek was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Dolores were working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. This was only their 12th loss (out of 16 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Mancos is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Dolores, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.
Mancos and Telluride will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Mancos knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Telluride likes a good challenge. Dolores does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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