After flying high against Dove Creek on Friday, Sangre de Cristo came back down to earth. The Thunderbirds were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 47-46 to the Nucla Mustangs. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Brycen Rummel was nothing short of spectacular for Nucla: he dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 steals. Rummel is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 27 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Holten McCluer, who posted ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sangre de Cristo fell to 2-1. As for Nucla, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Coming up, Sangre de Cristo will challenge Sargent at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nucla, they will square off against Vail Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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