Cherry Creek kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Castle View Sabercats. The Bruins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sabercats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Cherry Creek was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Castle View work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-12, 19-25, 25-19, 28-26.
Raya Thompson paced Cherry Creek's offense, picking up 16 kills. Thompson got some help from Riley Harfman and her 16 assists. Haley Heim controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Castle View can attribute much of their success to Bradli Brown, who had 18 digs and two assists.
Looking ahead, Cherry Creek will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Mountain Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Castle View, they are taking a road trip to challenge Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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