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Colorado High School Basketball - Fruita Monument overwhelms Battle Mountain
January 20, 2024: Fruita, CO 81521
Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Fruita Monument Wildcats (Fruita, CO) and the visiting Battle Mountain Huskies (Edwards, CO), saw Fruita Monument's basketball squad wallop Battle Mountain by a count of 70-28.
With the victory, Fruita Monument upgrades its record to 16-0 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Montrose (Montrose, CO) to play the Red Hawks in a 6A/5A Southwestern challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Red Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 11-2. Montrose won 50-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Eagle Valley (Gypsum, CO)
Next up, the Huskies play the Eagle Valley Devils (Gypsum, CO) in a 5A Western Slope challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Battle Mountain will attempt to upgrade on its 2-13 season record. The Devils come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 50-35 non-league loss to Montrose (Montrose, CO).