The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans and the Rock Canyon Jaguars will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fountain-Fort Carson picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They walked away with a 55-46 win over Palisade.
| 12/14/24 vs Palisade | 18 |
| 12/13/24 vs Pueblo Central | 26 |
| 12/12/24 vs Pueblo County | 4 |
| 12/07/24 vs Falcon | 10 |
| 12/06/24 vs Pueblo South | 17 |
Fountain-Fort Carson found their leader in freshman Jordan Ulmer, who posted 18 points. With that strong performance, Ulmer is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Bryson Williams was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon suffered their closest loss since February 29th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Arapahoe by a score of 60-57.
Despite the defeat, Rock Canyon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob David went 5 of 12 on his way to 19 points. The game was David's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasen Lehman, who put up 18 points.
Even though they lost, Rock Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory got Fountain-Fort Carson back to even at 3-3. As for Rock Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Fountain-Fort Carson came up short against Rock Canyon in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 61-51. Thankfully for Fountain-Fort Carson, Gavin Hershberger (who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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