If Shadow Mountain was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of Peoria last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shadow Mountain Matadors lost 3-0 to the Cactus Cobras on Tuesday. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Cobras recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-16.
Shadow Mountain lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marlee Hernandez, who had 13 digs and nine kills. Another player making a difference was Lillian Vargas, who had 13 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Shadow Mountain 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 ten aces in five consecutive contests.
Shadow Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Cactus, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Shadow Mountain will face off against ALA - Gilbert North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cactus, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss vs. Ironwood on the 11th.
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