While Rocky Ford has struggled at home with five straight losses, that wasn't the case on Monday thanks to Isaiah Vazquez-Gallegos. The Rocky Ford Meloneers walked away with a 59-49 win over the Mitchell Marauders thanks in part to Vazquez-Gallegos, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. He has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played.
| 01/27/25 vs Mitchell | 18 |
| 01/21/25 vs La Junta | 12 |
| 12/17/24 @ Manitou Springs | 11 |
| 01/04/24 @ Center | 7 |
| 01/14/25 vs Las Animas | 7 |
Another player making a difference was Juan Murillo, who went 5 of 9 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Defeat or not, Mitchell got some senior leadership from Caleb Curlett and Noah Romero. Curlett went 12 for 22 on his way to 27 points and three steals, while Romero dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards. Those 27 points set a new season-high mark for Curlett.
Rocky Ford's victory bumped their record up to 2-11. As for Mitchell, they are on a 35-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.
When Rocky Ford and Mitchell next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Rocky Ford will face off against Holly and their three-game winning streak at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Mitchell will try to stop Falcon's five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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