Preview: Montrose Red Hawks vs. Durango Demons
Montrose is 9-1 against Durango since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Montrose Red Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Durango Demons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Montrose had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 35-32 win over Grand Junction.
Brekin Hutto was the offensive standout of the game as he scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Ferguson, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Durango humbled Grand Junction Central with a 62-34 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Durango.
Montrose's win bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Durango, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Montrose was able to grind out a solid win over Durango when the teams last played back in January, winning 56-48. Does Montrose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Durango turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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