The Nucla Mustangs will square off against the Ouray Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nucla is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.1 points per game this season.
Nucla will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Mancos, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Nucla blew past Mancos 63-40 on Saturday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
| 01/11/25 @ Mancos | 17 |
| 12/20/24 @ Telluride | 15 |
| 12/14/24 @ Soroco | 12 |
| 12/05/24 vs Creede | 10 |
| 12/12/24 vs Vail Christian | 10 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nucla to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darcy Bray, who went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. Those 17 points gave Bray a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Viviana Zunich, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 12 points along with six assists and five steals.
Nucla smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 26 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ouray was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were outmatched by Telluride and fell 42-11.
Nucla is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points per game. As for Ouray, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Nucla against Ouray when the teams last played back in March of 2021, as the team secured a 53-18 win. In that game, Nucla amassed a halftime lead of 34-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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