The Rocky Mountain Lobos are taking a road trip to square off against the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
Rocky Mountain is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They took a 71-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Columbine.
Rocky Mountain might have lost, but man, Morgen Delap was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Delap a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight). Meela Delap was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Rocky Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Fruita Monument just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 61-39 to Windsor. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-21.
Fruita Monument's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Rocky Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Rocky Mountain came up short against Fruita Monument when the teams last played back in December of 2014, falling 53-44. Can Rocky Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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