On Tuesday, O'Connor faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The O'Connor Eagles walked away with a 3-1 win over the Queen Creek Bulldogs. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on nine straight.
O'Connor was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21.
O'Connor was led to victory by Anabelle Cummings and Bailey Reed. Cummings had 24 digs, while Reed had nine digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Cummings is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
O'Connor was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 3-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Despite the loss, Queen Creek still got an impressive performance from Izzy Mahaffey, who had 18 digs.
O'Connor's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Queen Creek, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.
O'Connor will host Xavier College Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Xavier College Prep will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something O'Connor surely won't give up without a fight. As for Queen Creek, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Corona del Sol, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
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