The Monument Valley Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Pinon Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Monument Valley will head out to face Pinon after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Monument Valley fell just short of Monticello by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
Monument Valley took Monticello into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-19, 19-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kaylisa Tome, who had two kills and 23 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now posted eight or more in the last six games she's played.
Even though they lost, Monument Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Pinon entered their tilt with Hopi on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Bruins 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pinon took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-14.
Monument Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Pinon, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
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