The Telluride Miners will be taking part in a tournament against the Nucla Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Telluride is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.
Telluride is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since December 16, 2023 on Saturday. They skirted past Caprock Academy 45-42.
| 12/14/24 @ Caprock Academy | 21 |
| 12/13/24 vs Vail Christian | 17 |
| 12/12/24 vs Soroco | 6 |
| 12/09/23 @ Caprock Academy | 6 |
| 12/12/23 @ Ouray | 5 |
Sam Herman was the offensive standout of the match as he posted 21 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Fynn Nash, who had six points.
Meanwhile, Nucla came tearing into Saturday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 58-39 win over the Rams. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Rams are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nucla's win came from a few key players Telluride will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Caylon Joseph, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brycen Rummel, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists.
Nucla was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Nucla's record is now 6-1. As for Telluride, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Telluride came up short against Nucla in their previous matchup back in February, falling 61-55. Can Telluride avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
