After soaring to 68 points the game before, Grand Junction Central was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Fruita Monument Wildcats and fell 67-28. The Warriors have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Grand Junction Central lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Blake Rooks, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Hoyt, who put up eight points.
Fruita Monument was led to victory by Daniel Thomason and Jhett Wells. Thomason went 9-for-14 en route to 20 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Wells went 6-for-11 to rack up 16 points and five rebounds. Thomason is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last 26 games he's played dating back to last season. Gavin Bradshaw was another key player, putting up ten points.
Grand Junction Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Fruita Monument, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Grand Junction Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 65-27 loss against Grand Junction on the 14th. As for Fruita Monument, they have also already played their next game, a 51-33 victory against Palisade on the 14th.
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