If Rancho was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cheyenne last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rancho Rams fell just short of the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Diamondbacks recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Rancho started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 18-25, 25-21, 28-26, 15-10.
Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Layla Driscoll, who had four digs, three aces, and two kills. Driscoll is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Ava Robles was another key player, getting 11 digs and three aces.
The loss snapped Rancho's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-17 record. As for Desert Oasis, they moved to 12-22 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
Rancho didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Virgin Valley on the 22nd. Desert Oasis has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Arbor View on the 22nd.
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