On Tuesday, Desert Hills faced Crimson Cliffs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Hills Thunder fell just short of the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Thunder were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Desert Hills sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Desert Hills saw an underclassman step up: Samantha Spencer had 22 digs. Those 22 digs set a new season-high mark for Spencer.
Even though they lost, Desert Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 contests.
Lily Jones had a dynamite game for Crimson Cliffs, getting 17 digs and two aces.
Desert Hills' defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for Crimson Cliffs, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-6.
Desert Hills didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Cedar on the 15th. Crimson Cliffs has also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Hurricane on the 10th.
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