Coolidge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Apache Junction Prospectors. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Prospectors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Coolidge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-12, 25-17, 25-12.
Coolidge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Apache Junction, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Coolidge will face off against Globe at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Apache Junction, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Florence on the 21st.
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