On Tuesday, Hurricane faced Desert Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hurricane Tigers fell just short of the Desert Hills Thunder by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now lost three in a row.
Hurricane started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Hurricane had strong showings from Hallee Wardle, who had ten digs and three aces, and Teuila Alualu, who had nine digs. What's more, Alualu also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three matches.
Hurricane's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Desert Hills, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Hurricane will welcome Cedar at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Hurricane surely won't give up without a fight. As for Desert Hills, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Dixie, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Desert Hills is facing Dixie at the right time seeing as Dixie is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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