After flying high against Peoria on Monday, Shadow Mountain came back down to earth. The Matadors took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cactus Cobras on Tuesday. The Matadors have struggled against the Cobras recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-15, 25-19.
LILLIAN VARGAS
| 09/09/25 vs Cactus | 16 |
| 09/04/25 @ Prescott | 5 |
| 09/02/25 @ North Canyon | 9 |
| 08/27/25 vs Paradise Valley | 10 |
Despite the loss, Shadow Mountain still got an impressive performance from LILLIAN VARGAS, who had 22 digs, 16 kills, four aces, and two blocks. VARGAS is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of ARIE MARCHELLI, who had 13 digs and one block.
Cactus can attribute much of their success to Faith Connell, who had 16 digs and five assists.
Shadow Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Cactus, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Shadow Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against St. Mary's on the 13th. As for Cactus, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Ironwood on the 10th.
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