After flying high against Monument Valley on Friday, Montezuma-Cortez came back down to earth. The Panthers fell 3-1 to the Bayfield Wolverines on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolverines this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
While Montezuma-Cortez ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-27, 25-20, 25-17.
TessaMercedes Jackson paced Montezuma-Cortez's offense, picking up 22 kills. Jackson got some help from Kescoleigh Boeckman and her 28 assists. Finally, Jackson was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.
Maeli Quintana was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight digs and three aces. Lily Muir also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assists of the season.
Montezuma-Cortez's defeat ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8. As for Bayfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Montezuma-Cortez will face off against rival Centauri at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Bayfield is set to challenge their familiar foe Pagosa Springs at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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