With a playoff win on the line, Buckeye rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Buena Colts as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Buckeye was: they took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-8, 25-15.
Erick Rivera
| 05/06/25 vs Buena | 3 |
| 05/01/25 @ Desert Edge | 1 |
| 04/29/25 vs Washington | 1 |
| 04/25/25 @ Verrado | 2 |
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Buckeye can attribute much of their success to Erick Rivera, who had 14 digs and three assists. That's the most assists Rivera has posted over his last six games.
Buckeye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Buckeye's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10. As for Buena, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-15.
Coming up, Buckeye will challenge Arizona College Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Knights will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something the Hawks surely won't give up without a fight. Buena does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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