The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will square off against the Sand Creek Scorpions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Alex Gio Nicandro
03/18/25 @ Mesa Ridge | 5 |
04/13/24 vs Thomas MacLaren School | 4 |
03/21/24 @ James Irwin | 4 |
03/05/24 vs Sand Creek | 4 |
02/27/25 @ Doherty | 3 |
Fountain-Fort Carson extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Alex Gio Nicandro. Everything went Fountain-Fort Carson's way against Mesa Ridge on Tuesday as Fountain-Fort Carson made off with a 3-0 win which was due in part to Nicandro, who had 25 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave him a new career-high.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek got the win against Doherty on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Scorpions in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won five in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-20, 25-14.
Fountain-Fort Carson better focus on containing Jacob Bridge and Aiden Moss as the pair were huge in Sand Creek's win. Bridge had ten digs and three aces, while Moss had ten digs and two aces.
Sand Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 3-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Fountain-Fort Carson now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Sand Creek, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Fountain-Fort Carson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Sand Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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