Mancos and Dolores are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Mancos Bluejays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dolores Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mancos took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Ouray as Mancos made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mancos took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-4, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Dolores had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Ridgway on Saturday.
One reason for the win was Dolores' dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-9.
Mancos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Dolores, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-9.
Mancos took their victory against Dolores in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Mancos repeat their success, or does Dolores have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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