The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will challenge the Lutheran Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lutheran took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fountain-Fort Carson, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Fountain-Fort Carson turned things around against Sand Creek on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Scorpions 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since March 13th.
Fountain-Fort Carson was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 15-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-6.
Fountain-Fort Carson relied on the efforts of Alex Gio Nicandro, who had 17 digs and one assist, and Devon Bradford, who had nine kills and seven digs. The dominant performance also gave Bradford a new career-high in assists (three). Kainoa Nardo also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Meanwhile, Lutheran lost 3-0 to Rampart on Saturday.
While Lutheran ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
Fountain-Fort Carson's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Lutheran, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
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