It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kit Carson can now relate to. They came up short against the Nucla Mustangs on Friday, falling 75-49. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Mustangs are ranked 82nd).
Brycen Rummel had another great game (as he tends to do), shooting 5-for-9 from downtown and dropping a double-double with 23 points and ten boards for Nucla. Rummel has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 48 times he's played. Austin Garvey was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Kit Carson and nudges their season record down to 10-14. As for Nucla, the win keeps them at an undefeated 24-0.
Kit Carson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nucla, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against De Beque at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Mustangs will be up against the Dragons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 52.87 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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