On Thursday, the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans ended up a good deal behind the Douglas County Huskies and lost 54-40.
When it comes to explaining why Fountain-Fort Carson lost, don't look at Darianna Rodriguez-Smith. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 14 on her way to 20 points and six steals. Rodriguez-Smith is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Dissani Lynch was another key player, putting up seven points.
Natalie Knight went supernova for Douglas County, going 7 of 9 on her way to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Knight a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Hummel, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards.
Fountain-Fort Carson dropped their record down to 4-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Douglas County, they moved to 2-8 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Fountain-Fort Carson will venture away from home to challenge Holy Family at 1:00 p.m. on January 18th. As for Douglas County, they will host Pueblo County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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