Volleyball Preview: Discovery Canyon Thunder vs. Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks
Discovery Canyon hasn't had much luck against Cheyenne Mountain recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Discovery Canyon Thunder will host the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Discovery Canyon finally turned things around against Air Academy on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Kadets out 3-2.
Discovery Canyon was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-95), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain entered their tilt with Lewis-Palmer on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Rangers 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-102) Cheyenne Mountain actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Discovery Canyon's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Discovery Canyon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cheyenne Mountain in their previous meeting back in September. Will Discovery Canyon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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