Williams Field faced Highland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Black Hawks fell 3-1 to the Hawks. While the Black Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-20 in the first set.
Williams Field started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-23.
Jared Lakin paced Williams Field's offense, picking up 17 kills. Lakin got some help from Luke Raymond and his 40 assists.
Williams Field's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for Highland, they pushed their record up to 15-7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Williams Field will square off against rival Gilbert at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Highland is set to face off against their familiar foe Queen Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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