After flying high against Ouray last Thursday, Dove Creek came back down to earth. The Bulldogs lost 3-0 to the Nucla Mustangs on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
While Dove Creek ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-20.
Hadley Hatfield paced Dove Creek's offense, picking up eight kills. Hatfield got some help from Kaybree Smith and her 17 assists. Mykaela Fury controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Nucla can attribute much of their success to Maggie Andrews, who had 18 digs. That's the most digs Andrews has posted since back in September.
Dove Creek's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Nucla, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Dove Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Ignacio on the 25th. As for Nucla, they will take on Telluride at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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