Boulder Creek waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Cactus Shadows Falcons out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Jaguars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Boulder Creek who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 17-25, 20-18.
Despite the defeat, Cactus Shadows had strong showings from Maria Strouse, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Jordyn Fairfield, who had ten digs and two aces.
Boulder Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Cactus Shadows, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.
Boulder Creek is on the road again on Saturday to play Thunderbird at 1:00 p.m. Thunderbird will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Boulder Creek surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cactus Shadows, they will square off against Phoenix Country Day at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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