The Basalt Longhorns will square off against the Montrose Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Basalt turned things around against Roaring Fork on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 65-43 victory. The game marked the Longhorns' most dominant win of the season so far.
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Basalt had a senior duo take command as Elias Schendler almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards and Luke Williams posted 11 points and five steals. That's the most steals Williams has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hays, who had 12 points.
Basalt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Montrose had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five back in December of 2024. They were the clear victor by a 62-36 margin over the Demons. The Red Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 24 points or more this season.
Montrose's win came from a few key players Basalt will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaleb Ferguson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. CJ Rocco was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 18 points.
Montrose pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Basalt, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Basalt came up short against Montrose in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 57-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ferguson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. Now that Basalt knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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