After flying high against Kellis last Wednesday, Willow Canyon came back down to earth. The Wildcats came up short against the Ironwood Eagles on Tuesday, falling 3-0. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 3-2 to the Eagles when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Willow Canyon was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-23.
Shia Chancellor paced Willow Canyon's offense, picking up nine kills. Chancellor got some help from Keely Blady and her 20 assists. Aspen Edwards controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Willow Canyon's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 20-13. As for Ironwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Willow Canyon will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lake Havasu at 6:00 p.m. on the 20th. As for Ironwood, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Centennial on the 9th.
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