On Thursday, Crimson Cliffs faced Hurricane in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Crimson Cliffs Mustangs had just enough and edged the Hurricane Tigers out 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Crimson Cliffs wouldn't go down easily and took Hurricane into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 24-26, 25-15, 15-7.
Crimson Cliffs can attribute much of their success to Allie Cornwall, who had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Cornwall has posted since back in August.
Crimson Cliffs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 21 consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Hurricane lost, don't look at Teuila Alualu. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs.
Crimson Cliffs is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Hurricane, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crimson Cliffs will be staying on the road on October 22nd to face off against Dixie at 7:00 p.m. As for Hurricane, they will square off against Snow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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