If Palmer Ridge was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Discovery Canyon on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bears came up short against the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Red-Tailed Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Cheyenne Mountain scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.
Makenzie Pears paced Palmer Ridge's offense, picking up 12 kills. Pears got some help from Melanie Pierce and her 17 assists. Mhari Rintala controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Cheyenne Mountain to victory were Brynn Ressler and Jera Rodriguez. Ressler had 11 digs and four aces, while Rodriguez had 18 assists and six digs. That's the most digs Rodriguez has posted since back in August.
Palmer Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Palmer Ridge has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Lutheran on the 7th. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against The Classical Academy on the 4th.
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