The Montrose Red Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Montrose had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 38-32 victory over the Cyclones.
Montrose's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taygan Rocco, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mayce Oberg, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt can now show off 21 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They breezed by Northridge on the road to the tune of 76-46. Given Roosevelt's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Northridge is ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montrose is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Roosevelt, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-2.
Montrose suffered a grim 58-37 defeat to Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Montrose was down 37-17.
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