Montrose waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 46-38 victory over the Durango Demons. For the Red Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 38-34 win the Demons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Leading Montrose to victory were Kaleb Ferguson and CJ Rocco. Ferguson dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards, while Rocco almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Those nine rebounds gave Rocco a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Durango still got an impressive performance from Noah Miles, who posted 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan White, who had three points and seven boards.
Red Hawks
| 01/24/25 vs Durango | 46-38 |
| 01/21/25 vs Montezuma-Cortez | 57-55 |
| 01/14/25 vs Palisade | 42-38 |
| 01/07/25 vs Basalt | 50-41 |
| 12/21/24 vs Glenwood Springs | 62-36 |
| + 5 more games |
Montrose pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Durango, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-5.
Coincidentally, Montrose and Durango will both be playing Fruita Monument the next time they take the court. Montrose will host Fruita Monument at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Durango will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st.
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