The Mancos Bluejays waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins but they left with five. They came out on top against Telluride by a score of 64-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mancos to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kail Wayman, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wayman has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Jaime, who scored 13 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Telluride's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Townes Merritt, who scored 18 points. Merritt has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last six times he's played. Cash Livermore was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Mancos is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Telluride, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Mancos will take on Dolores at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mancos is facing Dolores at the right time seeing as Dolores is stuck on a 11-game losing streak. As for Telluride, they will square off against Ridgway at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
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