Doherty has gone 9-1 against Pine Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Doherty Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine Creek Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pine Creek will be up against a hot Doherty team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Doherty blew past Vista Ridge 73-53 on Tuesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Wolves are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elijah Mack
| 02/18/25 @ Vista Ridge | 50% |
| 02/15/25 @ Fountain-Fort Carson | 63% |
| 02/14/25 vs Liberty | 57% |
| 02/08/25 vs Rampart | 69% |
It was another big night for Elijah Mack, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Gilbert, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 12 points and four steals.
Doherty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pine Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Rampart on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 55-51 win.
Pine Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points over those games. As for Doherty, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Everything went Doherty's way against Pine Creek when the teams last played on February 4th, as Doherty made off with a 58-35 win. In that matchup, Doherty amassed a halftime lead of 33-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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