After flying high against Rancho Mirage last Wednesday, Shadow Hills came back down to earth. The Knights fell just short of the La Quinta Blackhawks by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Knights were not able to make up for their defeat to the Blackhawks from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Shadow Hills actually scored more points across those five sets (97-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-19, 15-25, 12-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Skylah Archer paced Shadow Hills' offense, picking up 12 kills. Archer got some help from Leilani Hernandez and her 19 assists. Natalia Smith controlled things from the service line, finishing with eight aces.
Among those leading the charge was Karizmah Garcia, who had ten digs and five aces.
Shadow Hills has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for La Quinta, their victory bumped their record up to 4-20.
Shadow Hills has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Palm Springs on the 1st. As for La Quinta, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Palm Desert on the 1st.
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