If Willow Canyon was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Canyon View on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ironwood Eagles on Tuesday. That makes it the first time this season the Wildcats have let down their home crowd.
Willow Canyon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 10-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-19.
Rylan Hayes paced Willow Canyon's offense, picking up 17 kills. Hayes got some help from Ben Perkins and his 23 assists.
Ironwood can attribute much of their success to Cristian Sanchez, who had 14 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Sanchez has posted over his last 12 contests.
Willow Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Ironwood, their record is now 11-12.
Willow Canyon has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Centennial on the 17th. As for Ironwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Mountain Ridge on the 16th.
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