If Canyon Springs was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Valley last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Canyon Springs Pioneers fell just short of the Clark Chargers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Pioneers have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Canyon Springs sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 25-17, 16-25, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Canyon Springs still got an impressive performance from Gianna Jackson, who had ten aces. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Canyon Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 14.2.
Canyon Springs' loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Clark, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-7.
Canyon Springs will be playing in front of their home fans against Rancho at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Clark, they will host Green Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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