Basketball Recap: Nucla Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

If Caprock Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Nucla, they should've done a better job of containing Brycen Rummel. The Nucla Mustangs walked away with a 57-47 win over the Caprock Academy Eagles on Friday thanks in part to Rummel, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 assists. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game.

The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Garvey, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds. Those 13 points gave him a new career-high.

The victory was the fifth in a row for Nucla, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Caprock Academy, their defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.

Nucla won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Soroco at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Nucla is facing Soroco at the right time seeing as Soroco is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Caprock Academy, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Telluride at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.