There's no place like home for Montrose, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They managed a 42-38 victory over the Palisade Bulldogs on Tuesday. Given the Red Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montrose's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb Ferguson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Ferguson has scored at least a third of Montrose's points. Another player making a difference was Lane Pressler, who posted ten points and six boards.
Hunter Howard and LJ Ballenger certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Howard earned 13 points and three steals, while Ballenger had 12 points and five rebounds. That's the most boards Ballenger has posted since back in January of 2024.
Montrose is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Palisade, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Montrose has already played their next match (against Grand Junction Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palisade will venture away from home to challenge Durango at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palisade is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season.
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