The Fruita Monument Wildcats held off the visiting Montrose Red Hawks football team by a final score of 28-26 in Saturday's league outing.

With the win, Fruita Monument improves its record to 1-0 on the season. The Wildcats host Palisade (Palisade, CO) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league outing on Monday, September 11. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a record of 2-0. Palisade won 32-16 in their recent league outing against Eagle Valley (Gypsum, CO)

With the loss, Montrose moves to 0-1 on the season. The Red hawks travel to Delta (Delta, CO) to confront the Panthers in a outing on Monday, September 11. The Panthers go into the outing with a record of 0-0.