Fruita Monument was the 41-6 winner over Grand Junction when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Fruita Monument Wildcats and the Grand Junction Tigers were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Fruita Monument Wildcats suffered a 28-27 defeat. Despite 99 more yards than the Tigers, the Wildcats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though they lost, Fruita Monument was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Grand Junction was led to victory by Will Applegate and Drew Marsh. Applegate threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns, while Marsh picked up 76 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mathias Martinez helped Applegate out on the ground, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Fruita Monument's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Grand Junction, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Fruita Monument will be playing in front of their home fans against Montrose at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Montrose knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Fruita Monument likes a good challenge. As for Grand Junction, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Durango at 7:00 p.m. Grand Junction's defense has only allowed 10.2 points per game this season, so Durango's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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