Higley faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Knights fell just short of the Colts by a score of 3-2. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Higley started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-21, 15-10.
Troy Moser paced Higley's offense, picking up 24 kills. Moser got some help from Kaden Chen and his 52 assists. Chen was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Will Schneiderman went supernova For Casteel., getting 23 digs and eight assists. Those eight assists gave Schneiderman a new career-high. Maddox Young also deserves some recognition as he served his first ace of the season.
Higley's loss dropped their record down to 20-5-2. As for Casteel, they pushed their record up to 23-10-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Higley has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Queen Creek on the 17th. As for Casteel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Chandler on the 17th.
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