If Caprock Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of De Beque last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Caprock Academy Eagles fell just short of the West Grand Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
While Caprock Academy ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 12 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 17-25, 18-25, 15-12.
Caprock Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Taylor Waalkes, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Caprock Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive games.
Caprock Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for West Grand, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.
As of now, neither Caprock Academy nor West Grand have any future games scheduled.
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