After both having extra time off, the Copper Hills Grizzlies and the Skyridge Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Copper Hills took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They came out on top against Riverton by a score of 3-1.
Copper Hills had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-14.
Alondra Zambrano and Tessa Watson were among the main playmakers for Copper Hills as the former had 12 digs and the latter had six digs, three kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Watson has posted since back in October.
Copper Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverton only served ten.
Meanwhile, Skyridge earned a 3-1 win over Brighton two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
The final score came out to 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Copper Hills' record is now 13-15. As for Skyridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Copper Hills might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Skyridge in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Copper Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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