Basketball Recap: Daniel Thomason and Jhett Wells Secure Win for Fruita Monument

It was a proper cat-fight when Fruita Monument faced off against Grand Junction on Friday. The Fruita Monument Wildcats strolled past the Grand Junction Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 53-36. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.

Fruita Monument was led to victory by Jhett Wells and Daniel Thomason. Wells went 6 for 7 on his way to 15 points along with five rebounds and three blocks, while Thomason went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points. Wells' evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Aiden Tuning was another key player, putting up eight points.

Fruita Monument was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Junction only racked up seven assists.

Grant Lewis and Will Weirath certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lewis posted 12 points, while Weirath earned nine points.

Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Grand Junction, they moved to 7-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fruita Monument will face off against Grand Junction Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Junction Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season. As for Grand Junction, they will challenge Palisade at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Junction also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 54 points per game.