After flying high against Mitchell last Thursday, Sand Creek came back down to earth. The Sand Creek Scorpions fell just short of the Pueblo East Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Scorpions have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Sand Creek sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Sand 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 five consecutive matchups.
Sand Creek's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Pueblo East, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Fountain-Fort Carson the next time they take the court. Sand Creek will head out to face Fountain-Fort Carson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Pueblo East will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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