Durango is 1-9 against Fruita Monument since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Durango Demons just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Durango didn't have too much trouble with Grand Junction as they won 47-28. The Demons haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.1 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They walked away with a 35-27 win over the Red Hawks.
Fruita Monument's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.7 points over those games. As for Durango, their record now sits at 17-5.
Durango couldn't quite finish off Fruita Monument in their previous meeting back in January and fell 44-42. Can Durango avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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