For the first and only time all season, all three area high school’s basketball teams are playing at home on the same weekend.

Durango hosts Fruita Monument and the “new rival” Montrose in Southwestern League action.

Both Demons boys and girls team will look for revenge after tough road trips to the Grand Junction area in the last two weeks.

The DHS boys (8-11, 3-5 SWL) are trying to snap a five-game losing streak, while Durango’s girls (12-6, 1-5 SWL) have lost four in a row.

Five DHS boys average more than five points per game, while Katie Wiegert scores 14.9 per game for the DHS girls.

Varsity games begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.

Ignacio High School

The Bobcats, on the other hand, are riding lengthy winning streaks in and out of San Juan League play.

IHS hosts Ridgway at 5:30 p.m. Friday and will travel to Nucla at 2 p.m. Saturday.

The IHS (13-2, 8-0 SJL) boys are led by a trio of guards outside and the combination of Nick Herrera and Adison Jones inside.

They’ve won 12 consecutive games.

Freshmen scoring mixed with senior leadership powers the Ignacio’s girls team (12-3, 8-0 SJL).

Hilda Garcia leads the team scoring 12 points per game, while Sky Cotton paces the team in assists and averages nearly four rebounds a game from the guard spot.

Bayfield High School

Hard times have hit the BHS basketball program.

The Wolverines boys team has lost six out of seven games after a 7-1 start, and the girls team still is looking for its first win.

Intermountain League play has pounded the BHS boys (8-7, 0-5 IML). They’ve lost five in a row, and three of them were heartbreakers.

But the Wolverines are focused on progression, and the return of senior Preston Hardy from illness will bolster Bayfield inside and on the perimeter.

The BHS girls (0-15, 0-6 IML) pride themselves on their defense.

They only allow 44.7 points per game.

It’s the offensive side of the ball where BHS has struggled.

kgrabowski@durangoherald.com