The Mancos Bluejays will square off against the Nucla Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mancos is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Mancos sidestepped Montezuma-Cortez for a 3-2 victory.
Mancos had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first two sets, they turned around to win the next four. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Nucla posted their biggest win since August 24th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Ouray with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Nucla was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Ouray squad. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-11, 25-23.
Mancos is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Nucla, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-8.
Mancos took their victory against Nucla in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mancos since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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