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| 01/14/25 - Home | 42-38 W |
| 01/12/24 - Away | 53-33 W |
| 01/13/23 - Home | 53-44 W |
| 12/18/21 - Home | 64-38 W |
| 12/21/19 - Home | 38-37 W |
| + 5 more games |
Montrose has gone 9-1 against Palisade recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Montrose Red Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Palisade Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Montrose will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Grand Junction Central on Tuesday. Montrose simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Grand Junction Central 59-25. Given the Red Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Warriors are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Palisade posted their biggest win since December 12, 2024 on Friday. They blew past Grand Junction Central 69-45.
Montrose better focus on containing Hunter Howard and Carter Hayward as the pair were huge in Palisade's win. Howard went 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, while Hayward went 6 of 8 en route to 16 points and three steals. Howard has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. LJ Ballenger was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Palisade's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Montrose, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
Montrose didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Palisade in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 42-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montrose since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
