On Saturday, Rock Canyon faced Denver South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rock Canyon Jaguars fell just short of the Denver South Ravens by a score of 3-2. The Jaguars just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Rock Canyon started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Rock Canyon still got an impressive performance from Rachel Christensen, who had five digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Christensen is now averaging an impressive 12.4 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Waller, who had 14 digs.
Even though they lost, Rock Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Denver South only served nine.
Rock Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Denver South, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Rock Canyon wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Denver East on the 9th. Denver South has also already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Mountain Vista on the 2nd.
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