Pueblo County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 3-0 to the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans on Tuesday. The Hornets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Pueblo County was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fountain-Fort Carson work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-16, 25-23.
EDEN JOHNSON paced Pueblo County's offense, picking up nine kills. JOHNSON got some help from BRYNN CLEMENTI and her 15 assists. CLEMENTI was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pueblo County will venture away from home to challenge Alamosa at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, they will head out to face off against Overland at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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