If Fountain-Fort Carson was riding high fresh off their 77-4 takedown of Pueblo South last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans took a 49-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Overland Trailblazers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 40th).
Despite the loss, Fountain-Fort Carson still got an impressive performance from Darianna Rodriguez-Smith, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 12 points.
Michaela Halton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Overland, going 9 for 18 on her way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. Halton's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ilaisaane Davis, who posted 14 points and six steals.
Fountain-Fort Carson now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Overland, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Fountain-Fort Carson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 53-11 defeat against Air Academy on the 14th. As for Overland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-6 win against Pueblo South on the 14th.
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