Ponderosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Highlands Ranch Falcons. The Mustangs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Falcons earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-20, 28-30, 27-25.
Marissa Lynch paced Ponderosa's offense, picking up nine kills. Lynch got some help from Rylie McNulty and her 16 assists. Lynch also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Kylie Paul, each putting up four.
Ponderosa's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Highlands Ranch, their win ended a four-match drought on the road and puts them at 3-11.
Ponderosa and Highlands Ranch could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. The Mustangs (ranked 199th) will meet Heritage (ranked 50th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch will challenge Chaparral at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (218 vs. 7).
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