The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will face off against the Douglas County Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Fountain-Fort Carson took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Doherty as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won six in a row.
Fountain-Fort Carson never let Doherty on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Douglas County faced Bear Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Huskies put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Huskies, who have now won five games in a row.
Douglas County's got stronger as the match went on, holding Bear Creek to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23, 25-17.
Douglas County's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Fountain-Fort Carson was able to grind out a solid victory over Douglas County when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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