After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Simla, Thomas MacLaren School was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rocky Ford Meloneers 3-2. For the Highlanders, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Meloneers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Thomas MacLaren School had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 22-25, 25-11, 27-25, 15-13.
Rocky Ford lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tulsa Bruna, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Bruna a new career-high in aces.
The win got Thomas MacLaren School back to even at 2-2. As for Rocky Ford, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Thomas MacLaren School's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Calhan at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rocky Ford, they will take on Center at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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