Doherty won the last time they faced Fountain-Fort Carson and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Spartans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Doherty had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 13-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-12.

Isabella Tessier
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Doherty found their leader in freshman Isabella Tessier, who had 19 assists and five digs. Those 19 assists set a new season-high mark for Tessier. Emily O'Neal also deserves some recognition as she had her first blocks of the season.
Doherty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten games.
The win got Doherty back to even at 5-5. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Doherty will square off against rival Pine Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Fountain-Fort Carson is set to face off against their familiar foe Pueblo West at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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