Sahuaro lost against Ironwood Ridge back in October, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Sahuaro Cougars lost 3-0 to the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks. The Cougars have struggled against the Nighthawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sahuaro was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-22.
Their offense was headlined by
Carly Coolidge and
Montana Poe, who picked up four kills apiece. They got some help from
Dela Ochoa and her six assists.
Kaylie Rice and
Gianna Buxenbaum kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Ironwood Ridge was led to victory by Ameila Cutting and Brianna Craig. Cutting had five digs and four aces, while Craig had seven digs. That's the most aces Cutting has posted since back in September.
Sahuaro's defeat dropped their record down to 12-16. As for Ironwood Ridge, they pushed their record up to 15-17 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Sahuaro didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Salpointe Catholic on the 24th. Ironwood Ridge has also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Mica Mountain on the 24th.
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