The Montrose Red Hawks had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They escaped with a win on Wednesday against Harrison by the margin of a single free throw, 49-48. The win made it back-to-back wins for Montrose.
Kaleb Ferguson was his usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Kattner, who scored 12 points.
Harrison lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kenneth Jones jr, who scored 18 points. That was a full 37.5% of Harrison's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jeilo Hamenyimana, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Montrose is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Harrison, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9.
Montrose will head out on the road to square off against Ponderosa at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montrose is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season. Harrison does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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