On Thursday, Highland faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks lost 3-0 to the Queen Creek Bulldogs. The Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their 16-game winning streak.
While Highland was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Izzy Mahaffey, who had 16 digs.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Queen Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Highland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Higley on the 1st. As for Queen Creek, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th. Queen Creek will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
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