The Fruita Monument Wildcats entered their tilt with the Rifle Bears with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Fruita Monument simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Rifle 75-32 on the road. Given Fruita Monument's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Rifle is ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fruita Monument found their leader in underclassman Jhett Wells, who scored 21 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 steals. The matchup was Wells' third in a row with at least ten points. Max Orchard was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Rifle struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Fruita Monument racked up 12.
Fruita Monument's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Rifle, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Fruita Monument's road trip will continue as they head out to face Broomfield at 5:00 p.m. on December 6th. Hopefully Broomfield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday. As for Rifle, they will head out on the road to face off against Roaring Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Roaring Fork focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Saturday.
