Southwestern Heights lost against Bucklin back in October of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Southwestern Heights Mustangs fell just short of the Bucklin Red Aces by a score of 2-1. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southwestern Heights started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Southwestern Heights still got an impressive performance from Juanita Puentes, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Southwestern Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Southwestern Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Bucklin, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Southwestern Heights is on the road again on Tuesday to play Syracuse. Syracuse is coming into the matchup with three straight wins at home, so Southwestern Heights will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Bucklin, they will square off against Medicine Lodge at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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