Volleyball Recap: Ironwood Ridge Finds Home Court Redemption Against Tucson High Magnet School

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 12:13pm

Volleyball Recap: Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks vs. Tucson High Magnet School Badgers

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There's no place like home for Ironwood Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Nighthawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Ironwood Ridge was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 16-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13.

Despite the loss, Tucson High Magnet School saw an underclassman step up: Cadence Spilsbury-Fehr had 34 digs. With that strong performance, Spilsbury-Fehr is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gloria Valencia, who had 12 digs and five aces.

Ironwood Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-10. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.

Ironwood Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory vs. ALA - Queen Creek on the 26th. Tucson High Magnet School has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Gila Ridge on the 26th.

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