After flying high against Western last Monday, Boulder City came back down to earth. The Boulder City Eagles fell 3-1 to the Pahrump Valley Trojans on Wednesday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
The final score came out to 25-18, 15-25, 25-15, 25-20.
Boulder City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hayden Nordstrom, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Lily Mackey, who had eight kills, seven digs, and four aces. Mackey is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Drew Schaper was another key player, getting 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Boulder City 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 five aces in five consecutive matches.
Pahrump Valley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryn Mazlo, who had 24 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Mazlo has posted in her last five contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Sedona Norton, who had 16 digs.
Boulder City's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Pahrump Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13.
Boulder City will face off against Arbor View at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pahrump Valley, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Somerset Academy Losee at 6:00 p.m.
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