Mesquite suffered their biggest loss since September 30th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Saguaro Sabercats. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Sabercats: they've now lost five in a row.
While Mesquite ultimately came up short, they really made Saguaro work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-19.
Melia Ikei was the offensive standout of the match as she had 13 digs.
Mesquite's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-7. As for Saguaro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-14 record this season.
Mesquite has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Deer Valley on the 17th. As for Saguaro, they will square off against Cactus Shadows at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saguaro has six straight victories, Cactus Shadows has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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