Caprock Academy lost against Nucla back in February of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Caprock Academy Eagles were outmatched by the Nucla Mustangs and fell 59-17. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-10.
Rachel Bogan was Caprock Academy's leading scorer, having posted six points. Ashley Wilke held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Nucla's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kendra McCluer led the charge by going 9 of 18 on her way to 19 points and seven steals. Those seven steals gave McCluer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Darcy Bray, who posted eight points along with eight rebounds and eight steals.
Caprock Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Nucla, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Caprock Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 30-24 loss against Telluride on the 14th. As for Nucla, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-15 win against Soroco on the 14th.
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