Fruita Monument and ThunderRidge squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Fruita Monument had to settle for second. They lost 55-35 to the ThunderRidge Grizzlies. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Daniel Thomason
| 03/04/25 @ ThunderRidge | 60% |
| 02/28/25 vs Liberty | 50% |
| 02/22/25 vs Durango | 57% |
| 02/21/25 vs Montrose | 67% |
| 02/14/25 @ Palisade | 78% |
| + 26 more games |
Fruita Monument lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Daniel Thomason, who went 6-for-10 en route to 16 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last 31 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jhett Wells, who posted 13 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Kael Carney was a one-man wrecking crew for ThunderRidge as he shot 56% from the field to rack up 23 points. Those 23 points gave Carney a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ulysses Brown, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 13 points and eight boards.
Fruita Monument's defeat dropped their record down to 20-5. As for ThunderRidge, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Fruita Monument does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for ThunderRidge, they will square off against Eaglecrest at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eaglecrest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 23 games -- so hopefully ThunderRidge likes a good challenge.
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