Tucson High Magnet School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Badgers of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Tucson High Magnet School actually scored more points across those five sets (108-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 16-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Tucson High Magnet School still got an impressive performance from Cadence Spilsbury-Fehr, who had 34 digs. What's more, Spilsbury-Fehr also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had in her last three matches. Another player making a difference was Gloria Valencia, who had 12 digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Tucson High Magnet School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 9.
Tucson High Magnet School's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Ironwood Ridge, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-10.
Tucson High Magnet School didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory vs. Gila Ridge on the 26th. Ironwood Ridge has also already played their next game, a 3-1 win against ALA - Queen Creek on the 26th.
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