A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Fruita Monument Wildcats face off against the Lakewood Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Lakewood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fruita Monument, who comes in off a win.
Fruita Monument saw some tournament action last Saturday. They snuck past Palmer Ridge with a 52-46 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Bears are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fruita Monument can attribute much of their success to Jhett Wells, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Karson Weddle, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Wells has scored at least a third of Fruita Monument's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Roberts, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Highlands Ranch, falling 64-44. The game was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Tigers struggled afterwards.
Fruita Monument will have to contain Quentin Wilson as he made an impact in Lakewood's last game. He went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Fruita Monument has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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