It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Fruita Monument Wildcats can now relate to. They fell 61-53 to the Raptors on Thursday. Fruita Monument's loss signaled the end of their 25-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Fruita Monument had strong showings from Daniel Thomason, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Jhett Wells, who scored 14 points along with three steals. That was a full 34% of Fruita Monument's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Max Orchard, who scored 12 points.
Garrett Barger was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds for Eaglecrest. Barger hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Kalimba, who scored eight points.
Fruita Monument's loss dropped their record down to 25-1. As for Eaglecrest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Fruita Monument does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eaglecrest, they will face off against ThunderRidge at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Colorado (Eaglecrest is ranked sixth, while ThunderRidge is ranked first).
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