Aztec was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against the Miyamura Patriots, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on October 7th.
Aztec was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-11.
Riley Yoakum paced Aztec's offense, picking up six kills. Yoakum got some help from Olivia Gamez-Buoy and her eight assists.
Giada Wagner was the offensive standout of the match as she had 13 digs and three aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in kills (three).
Aztec's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Miyamura, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Aztec is set to challenge their familiar foe Bloomfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Miyamura will take on rival Gallup at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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