Recap: Fruita Monument Wildcats vs. Denver East Angels
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Fruita Monument Wildcats can now relate to. They took a 38-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Angels. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Fruita Monument has scored all season.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Addison Eyre, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cambelle Brammer, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Denver East's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mairead Hearty, who scored six points along with 11 rebounds and two blocks. Hearty hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 17 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Hall, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Fruita Monument's defeat dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Denver East, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
Fruita Monument does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Denver East, they will head out on the road to face off against Regis Jesuit at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Regis Jesuit is on a five-game streak of home wins, Denver East a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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