GRAND JUNCTION - The Fruita Monument Wildcats traded bucket for bucket with the Carbon County Dinos for most of the game but came up on the short end in a loss 56-51 on Friday night at the Warrior Challenge.
The Wildcats were led by Alex Mende who scored 15 points in the loss.
Fruita Monument (0-2) will play against Horizon on Saturday morning at 10:00 in the final day of the tournament.