The Heritage Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Heritage knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Fruita Monument likes a good challenge.
While Heritage didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They rang in the new year with a 68-57 win over Grand Junction on Friday. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly 11 points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Fruita Monument faced off against Lakewood on Friday. Fruita Monument was the clear victor by a 60-37 margin over Lakewood. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Tigers are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fruita Monument has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Fruita Monument in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, sneaking past 55-53. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Fruita Monument have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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