The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will head out to square off against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Cheyenne Mountain is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lutheran just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Lions.
While Cheyenne Mountain had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 13-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Cheyenne Mountain got top-tier performance from Brynn Ressler, who had 23 digs. With that strong performance, Ressler is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Palmer entered their tilt with Discovery Canyon on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Thunder 3-0.
While Lewis-Palmer won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-23, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Sanderson, who had 19 digs.
Cheyenne Mountain's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Lewis-Palmer, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Cheyenne Mountain skirted past Lewis-Palmer 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cheyenne Mountain since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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