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Stifling defense leads to big wins for Rampart & Pine Creek

Stifling defense lead to big wins for Rampart & Pine Creek
Posted at 11:05 PM, Feb 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-10 01:05:07-05

SOUTHERN COLORADO — The Rampart Rams and the Pine Creek Lady Eagles showed tremendous defense on Tuesday night.

For Rampart, they welcomed in undefeated Fountain-Fort Carson for a PPAC conference game.

Thanks to some early defensive stops, that led to easy offense, Rampart ran away with a 90 to 75 win.

Rampart not only handed the Trojans their first loss of the season, but moved to 3-0 (4-1 overall) in conference play.

They will face Doherty on the road on Saturday, while Fountain-Fort Carson (4-1) will host Air Academy on Thursday.

On the girl's side, the Pine Creek Lady Eagles also showed off some tough, full-court defense on Tuesday night.

With that, PC was able to beat Lewis-Palmer on the road, 53 to 46, to move to 4-1 (2-0 conference) on the season.

The Lady Eagles now hold a share of first place in the PPAC and will host Liberty on Thursday.

For the Lady Rangers, they drop to 3-3 and will travel on Thursday to Vista Ridge.