Volleyball Recap: Shadow Mountain Takes a Loss + How To Watch

If Shadow Mountain was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Goldwater last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Matadors came up short against the Thunderbird Titans on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Matadors in their meetings with the Titans: they've now lost six in a row.

The final score came out to 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.

ELLE McCARVILLE paced Shadow Mountain's offense, picking up nine kills. McCARVILLE got some help from ARIE MARCHELLI and her 12 assists. Finally, MAGGIE MCDONALD kept Shadow Mountain's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.

Ema-Lee Burke went supernova For Thunderbird., getting 24 digs and two assists. Burke has been hot, having posted 15 or more digs the last six times she's played.

Shadow Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Thunderbird, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-12 record this season.

Shadow Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Moon Valley on the 30th. As for Thunderbird, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Goldwater on the 30th.