Basketball Recap: Fruita Monument Piles Up the Points Against Grand Junction

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 vs Grand Junction	52
12/05/24 @ Silver Creek	38
02/07/25 @ Grand Junction	32
01/24/25 vs Palisade	28
01/28/25 @ Montrose	26

Fruita Monument won the last time they faced Grand Junction and things went their way on Friday too. The Fruita Monument Wildcats claimed a resounding 67-35 win over the Grand Junction Tigers. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.

Fruita Monument was led to victory by Olivia Campbell and Mckenzie Mason. Campbell went 6-for-11 to rack up 17 points along with six rebounds and five steals, while Mason went 8-for-14 on her way to 21 points and three steals. Campbell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Hailee Wagner was another key player, going 6-for-11 en route to 14 points.

Fruita Monument was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Junction only racked up nine assists.

Grand Junction lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Harper Young, who posted 11 points.

Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Grand Junction, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.

Fruita Monument didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-19 victory against Grand Junction Central on the 11th. As for Grand Junction, they have also already played their next matchup, a 41-34 defeat against Palisade on the 11th.