If Cheyenne Mountain was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Greeley Central on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Red-Tailed Hawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Valor Christian Eagles on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red-Tailed Hawks of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Cheyenne Mountain was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Valor Christian work for it, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 28-26, 25-21.
Carter Noleen paced Cheyenne Mountain's offense, picking up 12 kills. Noleen got some help from Ari Martin and his 36 assists. Ezra Sanchez controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Valor Christian was led to victory by Caleb Conway and Mason Walters. Conway had 18 digs, while Walters had ten digs and one assist. Those 18 digs gave Conway a new career-high.
Cheyenne Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Valor Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
Cheyenne Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Pueblo South on the 12th. As for Valor Christian, they have also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Fossil Ridge on the 12th.
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