The Fruita Monument Wildcats will take on the Denver East Angels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fruita Monument sitting on three straight victories and Denver East on ten.
Last Saturday, Fruita Monument beat Durango 46-35. Given Fruita Monument's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Durango is ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fruita Monument's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addison Eyre led the charge by scoring 12 points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Campbell, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Vista PEAK Prep typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Denver East proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 60-54 W over the Bison.
Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Denver East, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8.
Fruita Monument lost to Denver East on the road by a decisive 49-34 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2019. Can Fruita Monument avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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