Basketball Game Preview: Fruita Monument Wildcats vs. Grand Junction Central Warriors

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Away	63-30 W
02/15/24 - Away	63-39 W
02/02/24 - Home	62-49 W
02/14/23 - Home	53-47 W
02/03/23 - Away	44-39 W
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Fruita Monument has gone 8-2 against Grand Junction Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Fruita Monument Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fruita Monument has six straight victories, Grand Junction Central has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

It was a proper cat-fight when Fruita Monument faced off against Grand Junction on Friday. Fruita Monument enjoyed a cozy 51-33 win over Grand Junction. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Tigers are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 74-68 to Durango.

Grand Junction Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Fruita Monument, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Everything came up roses for Fruita Monument against Grand Junction Central in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 63-30 win. In that game, Fruita Monument amassed a halftime lead of 40-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.