The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans struggled with assists on Monday (the Pine Creek Eagles had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. The contest between Fountain-Fort Carson and Pine Creek wasn't particularly close, with Fountain-Fort Carson falling 54-38. Fountain-Fort Carson has not had much luck with Pine Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Fountain-Fort Carson lost, one person who can't be blamed is Alexander Rivera. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Coleman, who scored two points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Leading Pine Creek to victory were Blake Marshall and Kyler Chatman. Marshall dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Chatman scored 15 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Paul Grier, who scored eight points.
Fountain-Fort Carson has not been sharp recently as the team's lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Pine Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Fountain-Fort Carson will be playing in front of their home fans against Vista Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fountain-Fort Carson is coming into the match with four straight defeats at home, meaning Vista Ridge will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Pine Creek, they will head out on the road to challenge Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Monday.
