Colorado High School Basketball - Fruita Monument tops Montrose
February 7, 2023: Fruita, CO 81521 Fruita Monument Wildcats (Fruita, CO) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Montrose Red Hawks (Montrose, CO), 51-43 in a league bout.
With the victory, Fruita Monument upgrades its record to 17-2 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Grand Junction (Grand Junction, CO) to play the Tigers in a 6A/5A Southwestern bout on Friday, February 10. The Tigers come into the bout with a record of 7-12. Grand Junction lost 66-52 in their recent non-league bout against Coal Ridge (New Castle, CO)
Next up, the Red Hawks play the Delta Panthers (Delta, CO) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, February 9. Montrose will attempt to upgrade on its 13-6 season record. The Panthers come into the bout with a 7-10 record after their 55-39 league loss to Steamboat Springs (Steamboat Springs, CO).