In what's become a running theme this season, the Fruita Monument Wildcats gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Grand Junction, posting a 57-17 win on the road. Given Fruita Monument's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Grand Junction is ranked 196th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fruita Monument was led to victory by Olivia Campbell and Addison Eyre. Campbell scored 16 points along with two steals, while Eyre dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Mason, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Junction struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Fruita Monument pulled down 17 offensive rebounds.
Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Grand Junction, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Fruita Monument will be playing at home against Grand Junction Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Grand Junction Central will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Fruita Monument surely won't give up without a fight. As for Grand Junction, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Eagle Valley at 5:30 p.m. on February 1st. Hopefully Grand Junction focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 35 on Tuesday.
