If Dolores was riding high fresh off their 69-46 takedown of Telluride last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Dolores Bears took a 75-57 bruising from the Monticello Buckaroo on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 305th in Colorado, while the Buckaroo are ranked 112th in Utah).
Michael Rantz
| 12/05/24 vs La Veta | 7 |
| 02/04/25 vs Monticello | 5 |
| 01/17/25 vs Mancos | 5 |
| 01/14/25 @ Telluride | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs De Beque | 4 |
| + 8 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Dolores lost, don't look at Michael Rantz. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 10 en route to 21 points and five steals. Dolores is 2-1 when Rantz posts five or more steals, but 3-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Koby McClellan, who went 6 for 14 to rack up 16 points.
Kaden Pehrson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds for Monticello. With that strong performance, Pehrson is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cache Young, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points.
Dolores has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 35.4% in those games and 22.3% outside of them. As for Monticello, their record is now 11-7.
Coming up, Dolores will face off against Ouray at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Monticello, they have already played their next contest, a 68-44 defeat against San Juan on the 5th.
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