Telluride is on a five-game streak of home losses, Ouray an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Telluride Miners will host the Ouray Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Telluride is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Gunnison on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Telluride was beaten by Gunnison 50-20. The Miners were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
Despite the defeat, Telluride had strong showings from Fianna Ahern, who posted eight points and six rebounds, and Hazel Noel, who had no points.
Meanwhile, Ouray came up short against Ridgway on Tuesday, falling 38-18. The Trojans were down 33-11 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Telluride's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Ouray, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19.
Everything came up roses for Telluride against Ouray in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 42-11 victory. Does Telluride have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ouray turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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