After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hagerman, Dora was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They breezed past the Animas Panthers to the tune of 68-39. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Coyotes had established a 20-point advantage.
Dora's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Kircher led the charge by putting up 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Harris, who posted 15 points.
Animas' loss came despite strong showings from Koltyn Nixon and Rory McClain. Nixon shot 63% from the field to rack up 22 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while McClain earned nine points. Nixon has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Aiden Garcia also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.
The win got Dora back to even at 4-4. As for Animas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Dora wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-44 loss against Mountainair on the 19th. As for Animas, they have also already played their next contest, a 72-34 defeat against Capitan on the 19th.
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