On Wednesday, Queen Creek faced Perry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Queen Creek Bulldogs fell just short of the Perry Pumas by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Queen Creek took Perry into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 28-26, 24-26, 18-25, 15-12.
Queen Creek's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Grace Johnson, who had 11 digs and four aces, and Izzy Mahaffey, who had 13 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Mahaffey now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Lily LaFlesch was a one-man wrecking crew for Perry as she had 28 digs.
Queen Creek's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Perry, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Queen Creek will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Shadow Ridge at 2:00 p.m. As for Perry, they will head out to take on Basha at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Perry is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
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