Doherty is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Pine Creek is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Doherty Spartans will take on the Pine Creek Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Doherty's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 16 games.
On Tuesday, Doherty didn't have too much trouble with Vista Ridge at home as they won 70-53. Given Doherty's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Vista Ridge is ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Doherty can attribute much of their success to Maddox Dee-Mortensen, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds, and Elijah Mack, who scored 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Mack is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of James Pulliam, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Rampart scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Pine Creek still came out on top. Pine Creek walked away with a 69-62 victory over Rampart.
Doherty is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Pine Creek, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Doherty was able to grind out a solid victory over Pine Creek when the teams last played back in January, winning 61-49. Will Doherty repeat their success, or does Pine Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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