On Saturday, Queen Creek faced Sunrise Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Queen Creek Bulldogs fell just short of the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs by a score of 2-1. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
Queen Creek started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-11, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Queen Creek had strong showings from Izzy Mahaffey, who had 14 digs, and Miley Hakes, who had seven digs.
Sunrise Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kami Milner led the charge by getting 14 digs. Another player making a difference was Briella Skidmore, who had ten digs.
This is the second loss in a row for Queen Creek and nudges their season record down to 16-12. As for Sunrise Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Queen Creek has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Omaha Westside on the 5th. As for Sunrise Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Xavier College Prep on the 5th.
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