After three games on the road, Pine Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Fruita Monument Wildcats in a tournament on Saturday. Fruita Monument took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pine Creek, who comes in off a win.
Pine Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Chatfield, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Pine Creek was ranked 13th). Pine Creek was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Chatfield on Friday.
Pine Creek walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument didn't have quite enough to beat Ponderosa on Friday and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 28-26 in the first set.
Fruita Monument took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 17-15.
Fruita Monument's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Parker Clarke, who had 13 digs and 33 assists, and Kaleigh Klouzek, who had 13 digs and 20 assists. Clarke has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 13 times she's played.
Pine Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Fruita Monument, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Pine Creek took their win against Fruita Monument in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Pine Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fruita Monument turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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