Pine Creek is 2-8 against Doherty since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pine Creek Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Doherty Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pine Creek comes in on five and Doherty on 11.
Even though Rampart scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Pine Creek still came out on top. Pine Creek walked away with a 69-62 win over Rampart.
Meanwhile, Doherty didn't have too much trouble with Vista Ridge at home on Tuesday as they won 70-53. Given Doherty's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Vista Ridge is ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Doherty's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maddox Dee-Mortensen, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds, and Elijah Mack, who scored 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Mack hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. James Pulliam was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Pine Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Doherty, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Pine Creek came up short against Doherty when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-49. Can Pine Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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