Grand Junction Central lost against Montrose back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Grand Junction Central Warriors fell 47-35 to the Montrose Red Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 42nd).
Montrose was led to victory by Mayce Oberg and Maggie Legg. Oberg went 7 of 17 en route to 20 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while Legg posted 15 points and six boards. That's the most rebounds Legg has posted since back in February of 2024. Brooke Williams was another key player, putting up three points and five boards.
Grand Junction Central has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Montrose, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-2.
Grand Junction Central will face off against Durango at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Montrose, they will take on Palisade at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Palisade is on a five-game streak of home wins, Montrose a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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