After flying high against Pine View last Tuesday, Hurricane came back down to earth. The Hurricane Tigers fell just short of the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Tigers 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 September.
Hurricane took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 24-26, 25-15, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Hurricane still got an impressive performance from Teuila Alualu, who had 14 digs. What's more, Alualu also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three matches.
Crimson Cliffs can attribute much of their success to Allie Cornwall, who had four digs and three aces. Cornwall has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Hurricane's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10. As for Crimson Cliffs, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hurricane will challenge Snow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Crimson Cliffs, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Dixie at 7:00 p.m. on October 22nd.
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