The Higley Knights will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Queen Creek Bulldogs, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Higley came up short against Gilbert and fell 3-1.
While Higley ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Higley had strong showings from Shelby Sluiter, who had 12 digs, and Lucy Schmidt, who had 21 kills, six digs, and four aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Schmidt now had nine or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Higley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mater Dei. Queen Creek fell 2-0 to Mater Dei. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-9.
Higley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Queen Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Higley might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Queen Creek in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Will Higley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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