Saguaro had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Canyon del Oro Dorados as they made off with a 3-0 win. This was payback for the Sabercats, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
While Saguaro won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 25-15.
Nylah Bibby paced Saguaro's offense, picking up 20 kills. Bibby got some help from
Maddie Tately and her 30 assists.
Melia Ikei controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Despite the loss, Canyon del Oro still got an impressive performance from Abbey Garner, who had 16 digs and two aces. Garner is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Saguaro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-14 record this season. As for Canyon del Oro, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-10-1 record.
Saguaro didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Marcos de Niza on the 28th. As for Canyon del Oro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Casa Grande on the 28th.
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