Rock Canyon unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Fossil Ridge SaberCats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. If the Jaguars were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the SaberCats when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Rock Canyon took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 15-6.
Rachel Christensen
| 08/21/25 vs Fossil Ridge | 14 |
| 11/15/24 vs Pueblo West | 25 |
| 11/14/24 vs Cherry Creek | 12 |
| 11/09/24 vs Chatfield | 34 |
| 11/09/24 vs Denver East | 20 |
| + 4 more games |
Rock Canyon lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Rachel Christensen, who had eight digs and two aces. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Fossil Ridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trinity Burchett out in front who had 17 digs and three aces. Shanin Pottle was another key player, getting eight digs and two aces.
After both having extra time off, Rock Canyon and Chatfield will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Fossil Ridge, they have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Legacy on the 23rd.
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