Durango won the last time they faced Grand Junction Central and things went their way on Friday too. The Durango Demons snuck past the Grand Junction Central Warriors with a 74-68 win. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Warriors are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marcus Cullum
| 02/07/25 @ Grand Junction Central | 21 |
| 01/18/25 vs Grand Junction Central | 17 |
| 01/07/25 vs Montezuma-Cortez | 14 |
| 01/17/25 vs Palisade | 13 |
| 12/19/24 vs Robertson | 12 |
Durango's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marcus Cullum led the charge by dropping a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Cullum a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Hoerl, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards.
Grand Junction Central lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Blake Rooks, who posted 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Dawson Fromang was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 18 points and nine boards.
The victory made it two in a row for Durango and bumps their season record up to 13-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Grand Junction Central, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Durango has already played their next match, a 60-55 defeat against Palisade on the 8th. As for Grand Junction Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-28 loss against Fruita Monument on the 11th.
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