Discovery Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red-Tailed Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 17-25, 25-16, 25-21.
Lexi Haughian paced Discovery Canyon's offense, picking up 12 kills. Haughian got some help from Ava Grimm and her 15 assists. Haughian was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Cheyenne Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jera Rodriguez out in front who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted over her last four matchups. Another player making a difference was Brynn Ressler, who had ten digs and three assists.
Discovery Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Discovery Canyon is set to take on their familiar foe Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain will face off against rival Air Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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