The Nucla Mustangs will take on the Telluride Miners in a holiday battle at at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Nucla is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Last Saturday, Nucla strolled past Soroco with points to spare, taking the game 58-39. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Rams are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/14/24 vs Soroco | 12 |
| 12/12/24 vs Vail Christian | 5 |
| 12/13/24 @ Caprock Academy | 4 |
| 01/11/24 @ Dove Creek | 4 |
| 01/19/24 @ Dolores | 2 |
Nucla's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caylon Joseph led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Joseph a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Brycen Rummel, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists.
Nucla was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Telluride posted their closest win since December 16, 2023 on Saturday. They skirted past Caprock Academy 45-42.
Nucla better keep an eye on Sam Herman. He was instrumental in Telluride's win, putting up 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fynn Nash, who posted six points.
The victory got Telluride back to even at 2-2. As for Nucla, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Nucla didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Telluride in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory. Will Nucla repeat their success, or does Telluride have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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