Mancos is 9-1 against Dolores since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mancos Bluejays will take on the Dolores Bears at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mancos has five straight victories, Dolores has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Telluride scored an imposing 55 points on Saturday, Mancos still came out on top. Mancos took their game against Telluride 64-55.
Mancos' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kail Wayman led the charge by scoring 16 points. Wayman is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Wyatt, who scored 14 points.
Dolores lost a heartbreaker when they last took the court, but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were dealt a 61-33 defeat at the hands of Mancos. Dolores has not had much luck with Mancos recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jonathan Purkat, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Carpenter, who scored seven points.
Mancos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Dolores, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything came up roses for Mancos against Dolores in their previous meeting on Friday as the team secured a 61-33 victory. Does Mancos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dolores turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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