After flying high against Northglenn last Thursday, Prairie View came back down to earth. The Prairie View Thunderhawks fell 3-1 to the Brighton Bulldogs on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderhawks in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Prairie View started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 26-24, 28-26.
Several Thunderhawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Delaney Guyer, who had 11 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Guyer a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Prairie View kept the net locked down and finished the game with 30 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in five consecutive games.
Brighton can attribute much of their success to Codi Jackson, who had 19 digs.
Prairie View's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Brighton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Prairie View wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Boulder on the 17th. Brighton has also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Riverdale Ridge on the 22nd.
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