Desert Ridge lost against Queen Creek back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Desert Ridge Jaguars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Queen Creek Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Desert Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-9, 25-19, 25-20.
Desert Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Kai Perkins and Kylee Mccullough. Perkins had 14 digs and two aces, while Mccullough had four digs, three aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Perkins has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, Desert Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Queen Creek was led to victory by Izzy Mahaffey and Miley Hakes. Mahaffey had 12 digs, while Hakes had seven digs.
Desert Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Queen Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Gilbert the next time they take the court. Queen Creek will head out to face Gilbert at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while Desert Ridge will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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