Capital lost against Rocky Mountain back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Capital Golden Eagles fell just short of the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies by a score of 3-2. The Golden Eagles haven't had much luck with the Grizzlies recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Capital sadly wound up on the wrong side. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 17-25, 15-6.
Despite the defeat, Capital saw an underclassman step up: Elayna Jolly had seven aces and three digs. Jolly is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Capital was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive games.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1. As for Rocky Mountain, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Capital will square off against Eagle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rocky Mountain, they will take on Timberline at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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