After flying high against Crismon last Monday, ALA - Queen Creek came back down to earth. The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles on Wednesday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
ALA - Queen Creek started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, ALA - Queen Creek had strong showings from Kallie Wheeler, who had five digs and two aces, and Payton Snodgrass, who had four digs and 15 assists. That's the most aces Wheeler has posted in her last seven matches.
Even though they lost, ALA - Queen Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Kalley Cutchen was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 14 digs and two aces.
ALA - Queen Creek's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for ALA - Gilbert North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
ALA - Queen Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Eastmark on the 21st. ALA - Gilbert North has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Poston Butte on the 21st.
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