After both having extra time off, the Canon City Tigers and the Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Two weeks ago, Canon City didn't have quite enough to beat Thomas MacLaren School and fell 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Highlanders 25-21 in the first set.
Canon City started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 15-9.
Noah Donald
| 03/14/25 @ Thomas MacLaren School | 18 |
| 03/12/25 vs Mesa Ridge | 12 |
| 03/06/25 @ Doherty | 15 |
| 03/04/25 vs The Vanguard School | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Cheyenne Mountain | 19 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Noah Donald, who had 18 digs. That's the most digs he has posted over his last five contests. Maikah Aragon also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain Prep SMART was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Thomas MacLaren School.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-12, 17-25, 25-16.
Canon City's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4. As for Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Canon City's way against Rocky Mountain Prep SMART in their previous matchup on March 11th, as Canon City made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canon City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
