Basketball Recap: Doherty Skates Past Fountain-Fort Carson with Ease

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Previous Games

02/15/25 - Away	75-48 W
01/27/25 - Home	77-60 W
02/09/24 - Away	59-32 W
01/24/24 - Home	67-41 W
02/10/23 - Home	54-53 W
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Doherty had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans 75-48. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-17.

Doherty had a senior duo take command as Maddox Dee-Mortensen went 7-for-16 on his way to 18 points and five boards and Elijah Mack went 5-for-8 to rack up 14 points. Dee-Mortensen's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Syron Odie, who posted 11 points.

Doherty was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They posted seven more assists than Fountain-Fort Carson's also-impressive total of ten.

When it comes to explaining why Fountain-Fort Carson lost, don't look at Sean-Paul Cruz. Despite the final result, he had ten points. Ira Steele was another key player, putting up seven points.

Doherty's record now sits at 12-8. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-19.

Doherty didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-53 win against Vista Ridge on the 18th. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, they have also already played their next game, a 66-45 defeat against Liberty on the 20th.