Basketball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Fruita Monument

Fruita Monument entered their tilt with Montrose on Friday with eight consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Montrose Red Hawks 58-28. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 47-45 back in January.

Daniel Thomason

Field Goal Percentage

02/21/25 vs Montrose	67%
02/14/25 @ Palisade	78%
02/11/25 vs Grand Junction Central	64%
02/07/25 @ Grand Junction	50%
01/31/25 @ Durango	100%
+ 23 more games

Fruita Monument's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Daniel Thomason, who went 10-for-15 on his way to 25 points and four steals. Thomason is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last 28 games he's played dating back to last season. Jhett Wells was another key player, dropping a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.

Fruita Monument was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montrose only six assists.

Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Montrose, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.

Fruita Monument has already played their next contest, a 57-22 win against Durango on the 22nd. Montrose does not have any more games scheduled as of now.