The Mancos Bluejays waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 72-59 win over Montezuma-Cortez. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Mancos' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaiden Wyatt, who scored 20 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wyatt has scored all season. Andrew Jaime was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
When it comes to explaining why Montezuma-Cortez lost, one person who can't be blamed is Caidin Leonard. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points. Leonard hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Tay Wheat, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Mancos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Montezuma-Cortez, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Mancos will head out on the road to face off against Dolores at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mancos is facing Dolores at the right time seeing as Dolores is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they will head out on the road to challenge Ignacio at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Colorado (Ignacio is ranked 199th, while Montezuma-Cortez is ranked 197th).
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