Fruita Monument and Montrose are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Fruita Monument Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Montrose Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fruita Monument comes in on three and Montrose on four.
On Friday, Fruita Monument strolled past Palisade with points to spare, taking the game 44-26. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Montrose beat Durango 46-38 on Friday.
Montrose's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Fruita Monument, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Fruita Monument took their victory against Montrose when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 53-33. Will Fruita Monument repeat their success, or does Montrose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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