Palisade fought the good fight in their overtime match against Montrose on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Montrose Red Hawks by a score of 45-43. The Bulldogs were up 21-5 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Hunter Howard
| 02/07/25 vs Montrose | 3 |
| 01/31/25 vs Grand Junction Central | 3 |
| 01/28/25 vs Glenwood Springs | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ Fruita Monument | 4 |
| 01/21/25 vs Grand Junction | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Despite the loss, Palisade still got an impressive performance from Hunter Howard, who went 8 for 16 en route to 19 points and three steals. Howard has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Hayward, who posted 11 points.
Kaleb Ferguson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Montrose, going 6 of 12 to rack up 14 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was CJ Rocco, who had six points along with nine rebounds and three blocks.
Palisade's record is now 9-9. As for Montrose, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Durango the next time they take the court. Palisade will host Durango at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Montrose will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th.
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