The Telluride Miners will take on the Gunnison Cowboys at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Telluride's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five contests, but Saturday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Telluride had to suffer through a 37-10 loss at the hands of Dove Creek. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gunnison, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Crested Butte 58-17. The Cowboys have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Gunnison is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Telluride, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Telluride took a serious blow against Gunnison in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 50-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gunnison's Kylee McDougal, who posted 17 points and five steals. Now that Telluride knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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