Mesa suffered their biggest loss since March 25th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Perry Pumas. The defeat continues a trend for the Jackrabbits in their meetings with the Pumas: they've now lost eight in a row.
While Mesa was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Perry's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-14, 25-16.
Mesa's offense was headlined by Ian Barnes and Kukane Baker, who picked up seven kills apiece. They got some help from Owen Goodman and his 15 assists. Barnes was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Perry can attribute much of their success to Tate Higgins, who had nine digs and two aces. Higgins has been hot, having also posted 20 or more assists the last five times he's played. Ronan Tyler also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 16-18. As for Perry, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 30-2-2.
Mesa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Red Mountain on the 28th. As for Perry, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Hamilton on the 24th.
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