Discovery Canyon lost against Longmont back in November of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Discovery Canyon Thunder fell 3-1 to the Longmont Trojans. While the Thunder didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-15 in the first set.
Discovery Canyon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-20.
Lexi Haughian paced Discovery Canyon's offense, picking up 17 kills. Haughian got some help from
Audrey Smullen and her 39 assists. Haughian also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Lauren Sincock, racking up two apiece.
Discovery Canyon has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to blocks: they averaged an imposing 4.23 blocks in those games compared to only 4.23 in the others. As for Longmont, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Discovery Canyon has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Battle Mountain on the 11th. As for Longmont, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Palisade on the 10th.
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