The Monarch Coyotes are taking a road trip to challenge the Longmont Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Monarch's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
Last Friday, Monarch escaped with a win against Broomfield by the margin of a single free throw, 70-69.
| 01/31/25 vs Broomfield | 19 |
| 01/28/25 vs Frederick | 18 |
| 01/21/25 @ Skyline | 20 |
| 01/17/25 @ Erie | 21 |
| 01/14/25 vs Mead | 23 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monarch to victory, but perhaps none more so than Logan Laverty, who went 6 of 10 en route to 19 points and five boards. Laverty's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Dylan Ehrnstrom was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points.
Longmont has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 69-54 bruising from Mead on Friday. The Trojans were down 50-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Monarch will need focus on slowing down Dominic Lombrano, one of several Longmont players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Varga, who posted nine points and eight rebounds.
Longmont's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Monarch, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Monarch has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Longmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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