On Tuesday, Crimson Cliffs faced Desert Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Crimson Cliffs Mustangs had just enough and edged the Desert Hills Thunder out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Crimson Cliffs got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-9.
Lily Jones went supernova for Crimson Cliffs, getting 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Crimson Cliffs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 20 consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Desert Hills saw an underclassman step up: Samantha Spencer had 22 digs. Those 22 digs set a new season-high mark for Spencer.
Crimson Cliffs is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Desert Hills, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8.
Crimson Cliffs has already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Hurricane on the 10th. As for Desert Hills, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Cedar on the 15th.
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