The Montrose Red Hawks and the Ponderosa Mustangs squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Montrose Red Hawks had to settle for second. They suffered a rough 77-57 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. Montrose was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-31.
When it comes to explaining why Montrose lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaleb Ferguson. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. Ferguson is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Kattner, who scored 12 points along with six assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ponderosa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Riley Woolen, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Woolen has scored all season. Dylan Karsteter was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Montrose's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7. As for Ponderosa, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-8.
Montrose does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ponderosa, they will face off against Vista PEAK Prep at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Ponderosa is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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