Basketball Game Preview: Liberty Lancers vs. Fruita Monument Wildcats

The Liberty Lancers will venture away from home to square off against the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Liberty sitting on three straight victories and Fruita Monument on ten.

Last Saturday, Liberty earned a 77-67 win over Lewis-Palmer.

London Praytor

Points

02/22/25 @ Lewis-Palmer	26
02/20/25 vs Fountain-Fort Carson	21
02/18/25 vs Pueblo West	21
02/14/25 @ Doherty	20
02/10/25 @ Pine Creek	16
+ 4 more games

London Praytor and Cameron Cunningham were among the main playmakers for Liberty as the former dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten rebounds and the latter to rack up 19 points along with seven boards and six assists. The game was Praytor's ninth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Akai Council, who on his way to 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

Meanwhile, Fruita Monument took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 57-22 victory over Durango. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.

Fruita Monument's win came from a few key players Liberty will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jhett Wells, who en route to 16 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Thomason, who posted 14 points and three steals.

Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points over those games. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Liberty and Fruita Monument are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Liberty hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.1 points per game. However, it's not like Fruita Monument struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.