The Pine Creek Eagles waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. They walked away with a 69-62 victory over Rampart. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Pine Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyler Chatman, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Chatman pulled down eight or more rebounds. Braydan Bowling was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Rampart's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Myles Chavarria, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Deangelo Smith, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Pine Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Rampart, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pine Creek will challenge Doherty at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Doherty knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 games -- so hopefully Pine Creek likes a good challenge. As for Rampart, they will head out on the road to face off against Fountain-Fort Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fountain-Fort Carson is coming into the contest with six straight victories at home, so Rampart is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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