After flying high against Kent Denver on Tuesday, Prospect Ridge Academy came back down to earth. The Miners fell just short of the Colorado Academy Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Miners were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Prospect Ridge Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Colorado Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-14, 25-22, 20-25, 17-15.
Brook Luhmann paced Prospect Ridge Academy's offense, picking up 12 kills. Luhmann got some help from DeLaney Ash and her 19 assists. Finally, Molly McLemore kept Prospect Ridge Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with ten blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Asha Wagner, who had 11 digs and one assist. That's the most digs she has posted since back in August.
Prospect Ridge Academy's loss ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Colorado Academy, with the win, they broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 11-8.
Prospect Ridge Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Golden View Classical Academy on the 25th. As for Colorado Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Jefferson Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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