Football Preview: Montrose Red Hawks vs. Fruita Monument Wildcats
Montrose has gone 8-2 against Fruita Monument recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Montrose Red Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Montrose knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Fruita Monument likes a good challenge.
Montrose is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Grand Junction Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-14 victory at home. With the Red Hawks ahead 29-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument and Grand Junction were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Fruita Monument suffered a 28-27 defeat. Despite 99 more yards than the Tigers, the Wildcats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though they lost, Fruita Monument was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Montrose pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fruita Monument, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Montrose against Fruita Monument in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 58-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montrose since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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