Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Nucla

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

01/16/25 @ Ouray	59
12/20/24 @ Telluride	46
12/12/24 vs Vail Christian	45
12/14/24 @ Soroco	44
12/13/24 @ Caprock Academy	42

Nucla had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-23 win over the Dolores Bears. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.

Nucla found their leader in sophomore Lantry Galley, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Galley a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra McCluer, who posted 16 points and three steals.

Nucla was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dolores only posted one assist.

When it comes to explaining why Dolores lost, don't look at Taylor Erautt. Despite the final result, she had 17 points. That was a full 73.9% of Dolores' points, marking the fourth time in a row Erautt has scored more than a third of the team's points.

Nucla's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.7 points over those games. As for Dolores, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nucla will head out to take on Plateau Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Dolores, they will head out on the road to challenge Mancos at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.