The Vail Christian Saints will face off against the Nucla Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Vail Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Saturday.
Vail Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Highland on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Vail Christian was dealt a 75-30 defeat at the hands of Highland. Having soared to a lofty 69 points in the game before, the Saints couldn't push the score so high this time.
Vail Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rayman Romanin, who scored 11 points along with two blocks, and Asher Leonard, who had nine points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Nucla had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 47-34 win over the Thunderbirds.
Nucla's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brycen Rummel, who scored ten points along with six steals and five assists. Rummel is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 20 games he's played dating back to last season. Slade Gillen was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Vail Christian's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Nucla, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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