The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a rough 72-39 loss at the hands of Valor Christian. Fountain-Fort Carson was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-21.
When it comes to explaining why Fountain-Fort Carson lost on Thursday, one person who can't be blamed is Malik Hall. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points.
Cole Scherer had an outrageously good game for Valor Christian as he went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points and 3 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Kim, who scored 15 points.
Fountain-Fort Carson's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Valor Christian, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Fountain-Fort Carson won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Pueblo West at 7:00 p.m. on December 1st. Hopefully Pueblo West focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Thursday. As for Valor Christian, they will square off against Falcon at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Falcon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday.
